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Bethlehem, PA – November 29, 2018 –<\/strong> The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) and Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) today announced that public media station PBS39 has been awarded $175,000 to work with community partners to provide science and literacy resources for the youngest learners to underserved areas.<\/p>\n PBS39 is one of 14 public media stations nationwide to receive a Community Collaboratives for Early Learning and Media (CC-ELM) grant this year, joining 16 other public media stations doing similar work through a community engagement model to help the youngest learners in their communities. This effort is part of a five-year Ready To Learn grant awarded to CPB and PBS through the U.S. Department of Education\u2019s Ready To Learn Initiative to advance new tools supporting personalized and adaptive content for children and parents, establish a network of community collaboratives, and conduct efficacy research on the educational resources provided.<\/p>\n \u201cThrough the power of public media, we can engage the youngest learners in our community,\u201d Tim Fallon, Chief Executive Officer of PBS39 said. \u201cWe have built strong collaborative relationships in South Bethlehem and look forward to working with our leading partners to increase literacy and ultimately improve the quality of life for our fellow citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n The grant will enable PBS39 to work closely with Bethlehem Area Public Library, Wildlands Conservancy, Da Vinci Science Center, Community Services for Children, Donegan Elementary School and other community partners to maximize the impact of new PBS KIDS science and literacy-based programming, mobile apps and digital games from trusted series \u201cReady Jet Go!\u201d and \u201cThe Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!\u201d along with other media properties. This program will serve children ages 2-8 from low-income households, as well as their families and educators. The goal is to engage families from the South Bethlehem area to increase early science and literacy learning through family and community learning workshops, professional development for early childhood educators and training for facilitators and caregivers.<\/p>\n \u201cPublic media\u2019s high-quality children\u2019s content has proven effective in helping our youngest learners make academic gains and experience social-emotional growth to get on the right track for school,\u201d said Deb Sanchez, CPB\u2019s Senior Vice President of Education and Children\u2019s Content. \u201cThrough these grants supporting community collaborations, public media can provide engaging learning opportunities \u2013 for free, anytime and anywhere \u2013 for all children and families, especially those living in low-income communities.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cTogether with community partners, PBS stations play an integral role in helping our nation\u2019s most underserved kids,\u201d said Lesli Rotenberg, Chief Programming Executive and General Manager, Children’s Media & Education, PBS. \u201cWe fully support the work of 14 additional stations sharing impactful resources with their local communities through these new grants. Their work builds on years of research demonstrating that PBS KIDS content is effective in helping children learn critical school readiness skills, with kids in low-income households often making the greatest gains.\u201d<\/p>\n For the past two decades, the U.S. Department of Education\u2019s Ready To Learn Television grant<\/a> has funded the development of educational television and digital media targeted at preschool and early elementary school children and their families, especially those who live in low-income communities. CPB<\/a> and PBS KIDS<\/a> work with producers, researchers, local public media stations, and other partners to develop, distribute and evaluate PBS KIDS multiplatform content to engage children, families, and educators in learning experiences at home, in preschool, and in out-of-school settings. Information on other stations receiving Community Collaboratives for Early Learning and Media (CC-ELM) grants can be found in the 2015-2020 grant announcement<\/a> and 2016 press release<\/a>.<\/p>\n About PBS39<\/strong> About CPB<\/strong> About PBS KIDS<\/strong> About The Ready To Learn Initiative<\/strong> The contents of this release were developed under a grant from the Department of Education. However, those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government. The project is funded by a Ready To Learn grant (PR\/AWARD No. U295A150003-18, CFDA No. 84.295A) provided by the Department of Education to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Information provided to TVL by: <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n
\nPBS39 is a community-owned public media station licensed to Allentown, Bethlehem, and Easton, Pa., serving eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey. PBS39 is owned and operated by the Lehigh Valley Public Telecommunications Corporation. PBS39 acts as the catalyst to promote civic engagement, and to fulfill the regional needs of the Greater Lehigh Valley through its dynamic communication platforms and resources. PBS39 Reporter Corps journalists are embedded in the ten counties that make up the Greater Lehigh Valley, including Lehigh<\/a>, Northampton<\/a>, Bucks<\/a>, Montgomery<\/a>, Berks<\/a>, Schuylkill<\/a>, Carbon<\/a> and Monroe<\/a> in Pennsylvania, plus Warren<\/a> and Hunterdon<\/a> counties in New Jersey. The Reporter Corps creates community-focused content for PBS39 News Tonight and for the PBS39 digital platform. For more information, visit PBS39.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nThe Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), a private, nonprofit corporation created by Congress in 1967, is the steward of the federal government\u2019s investment in public broadcasting. It helps support the operations of more than 1,500 locally owned and operated public television and radio stations nationwide. CPB is also the largest single source of funding for research, technology and program development for public radio, television and related online services. For more information, visit cpb.org<\/a>, follow us on Twitter @CPBmedia<\/a>, Facebook<\/a>, and LinkedIn<\/a> and subscribe for updates at cpb.org\/subscribe<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nPBS KIDS, the number one educational media brand for kids, offers all children the opportunity to explore new ideas and new worlds through television, digital platforms and community-based programs. Kidscreen- and Webby-award winning pbskids.org<\/a> provides engaging interactive content, including digital games and streaming video. PBS KIDS also offers mobile apps to help support young children\u2019s learning. The PBS KIDS Video App is available on a variety of mobile devices and on platforms such as Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Xbox One and Chromecast. For more information on specific PBS KIDS content supporting literacy, science, math and more, visit pbs.org\/pressroom<\/a>, or follow PBS KIDS on Twitter<\/a> and Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nThe Ready To Learn Initiative is a cooperative agreement funded and managed by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Innovation and Improvement. It supports the development of innovative educational television and digital media targeted at preschool and early elementary school children and their families. Its general goal is to promote early learning and school readiness, with a particular interest in reaching low-income children. In addition to creating television and other media products, the program supports activities intended to promote national distribution of the programming, effective educational uses of the programming, community-based outreach, and research on educational effectiveness.<\/p>\n
\nNicole Harrell
\nPublic Relations\/Promotions Manager, PBS39<\/p>\n
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