System/Policy
House Appropriations Committee approves increased Ready To Learn funding, $495M for CPB
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The bill would boost Ready To Learn funding by more than $2 million.
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The bill would boost Ready To Learn funding by more than $2 million.
Fourteen public television stations will each get $175,000.
CPB would get only $15.5 million next year and $15 million in 2020 to shut itself down.
Both the House and Senate Appropriation panels defied the president on CPB funding.
The committee recommends $25.7 million for the public TV early literacy project.
The bill does not include funding for public broadcasting’s interconnection project or public TV’s Ready To Learn.
The device’s spotlighting of PBS content is the most appealing aspect for education and engagement executives.
The requested $25.7 million in funding for RTL remains unresolved and will be taken up in separate legislation.
The Senate is expected to vote on the legislation Monday.