Md. Public Television lands $100K grant for educational programs

Daily Record Staff//October 9, 2020//

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Maryland Public Television (MPT) was given $100,000 in federal funding to develop personalized learning experiences for children, especially those in low-income communities.

The Funding comes from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting as part of the U.S. Department of Education’s Ready to Learn (RTL) Grant Program.

The Ready to Learn grant funds help create new educational media that promotes critical thinking, collaboration and literacy, helps develop collaborations between local public media stations and community, helps develop television content that improves early learning skills and school readiness and facilitates production of short-form digital series, podcasts, games, mobile apps, virtual learning events for educators, at-home resources for parents and other interactive educational experiences.

The RTL Grant Program helps enhance public commitment to early childhood learning and expand its support for low-income families. These funds will enable MPT to maintain a robust network of engagement partnerships to increase early learning opportunities through public media, provide children with diverse resources, and support families, caregivers, and educators.