For 20 years, EDC has evaluated the impact of the CPB-PBS Ready To Learn initiative – a program behind popular kids programming like Molly of Denali, Peg + Cat, and The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! – and has shown consistent benefits for kids, educators and families across America. Now, federal funding cuts threaten that progress. In a new piece for The 74, our own Shelley Pasnik explains the benefits of the initiative, and why defunding it reflects a broken promise to families across America – to help every child get ready to learn. https://www.the74million.org/article/millions-of-kids-learn-through-public-media-why-take-that-away/ (fb)

Register now to join EDC's Data Paths team on 5/28 for a free webinar on #DataScience skills and careers: https://go.edc.org/DPWebinars. Featured speakers will include two data scientists who specialize in #engineering and marine sciences. #Education #STEM #DataLiteracy (fb)