Sec. 17. ready-to-learn television channel

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## Sec. 17 ready-to-learn television channel ###

(a)The Congress finds that— ####

(1)many of the Nation's children are not entering school “ready to learn”; ####

(2)next to parents and early childhood teachers, television is probably the young child's most influential teacher; ####

(3)a vital component in meeting the Nation's first education goal is the development of interactive programming aimed exclusively at the developmental and educational needs and interests of preschool children; ####

(4)television can assist parents and preschool and child care teachers in gaining information on how young children grow and learn; and ####

(5)there is a need for quality interactive instructional programming based on worthwhile information on child development designed for children, parents, and preschool and child care providers and teachers. ###

(b)Within 90 days following the date of the enactment of this Act, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting shall report to the Congress as to the most effective way to establish and implement a ready-to-learn public television channel. Such report shall include, among other things— ####

(1)the costs of establishing and implementing a ready-to-learn channel; ####

(2)the special considerations of using television as a learning tool for very young children; ####

(3)the technology, and availability thereof, needed to establish and implement such a channel; and ####

(4)the best means of providing financing for the establishment and implementation of a ready-to-learn channel.