APTS Grant Center Submits Comments to the U.S. Department of Education
APTS Grant Center Submits Comments to the U.S. Department of Education
APTS, PBS and CPB respond to the U.S. Department of Education's proposed priorities for Promise Neighborhoods competitions in FY 2011 and future years.
April 11, 2011
The APTS Grant Center, the Public Broadcasting Service and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting submitted comments on the U.S. Secretary of Education's proposed priorities for Promise Neighborhoods competitions in fiscal year 2011 and future years on April 11, 2011. In the comments, we highlighted the importance of public media in communities, the value of public media in early learning, and the necessity of high-tech digital educational services in Promise Neighborhoods communities.
Read the U.S. Department of Education's proposed priorities here.
UPDATE: In July 2011, the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) released their final 2011 Promise Neighborhoods Priorities, Requirements, Definition and Selection Criteria in response to all public comments filed. Suggestions made in our comments influenced changes to Competitive Preference Priority Four, Comprehensive Local Early Learning Network:
- Priority four now gives applicants the incentive to partner with public broadcasting stations. The priority reads "The proposal must describe how the project will provide, to the extent practicable, early learning opportunities on multiple platforms (e.g., public television, web-based) and in multiple locations (e.g., at home, at school and at other community locations)." Applicants meeting this priority can receive up to two additional points on their application.
- Priority four was also updated to reflect our comment that early literacy and numeracy be included as a focus of this program.
Read more about these changes and what them mean for public broadcasting stations.
