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CPB tells stations to stop Ready To Learn work following termination by Department of Education

The Department of Education notified CPB Friday night that its 2020–25 Ready To Learn grant was terminated effective immediately, according to a CPB news release. CPB subsequently informed PBS and 44 ...
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Trump Administration Terminates Education Grant That Has Helped Fund PBS Kids Content — Update

The CPB said that it was informed by the Department of Education on Friday that the 2020-25 Ready to Learn grant was being canceled, forcing it to inform PBS and 44 public media stations to pause the ...
The New York Times

Department of Education Eliminates Grant for PBS Children’s Shows

The termination of the federal grant program, called Ready To Learn, resulted in a loss of $23 million that would have gone to educational programs. By Benjamin Mullin The White House effort to cut ...
TV Technology

U.S. Department of Education Terminates CPB’s Ready to Learn Grant

WASHINGTON—Following a decision by U.S. Department of Education to terminate its 2020-2025 Ready To Learn to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, CPB has informed recipients of the grant money, ...
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TPT furloughs staff working on ‘Skillsville,’ a Ready To Learn–funded program

TPT in St. Paul, Minn., has furloughed employees after its Ready To Learn grant awarded through the Department of Education was terminated. “Unfortunately, with the grant termination, all RTL-funded ...
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Ready to Learn expands early learning support in Rockford

Alignment Rockford has secured a $49,000 subcontract from Birth to Five Illinois to enhance early childhood coordination efforts in the Rockford area and Winnebago County. The funding will support ...