IOWA PBS HAS CHOSEN 17 SCHOOLS IN IOWA FOR THEIR READY FOR SCHOOL PROGRAM. OF THOSE SCHOOLS, FOUR ARE IN THE ALPHA MEDIA LISTENING AREA, INCLUDING CHEROKEE, MMCRU, AND SIOUX CENTRAL. ACCORDING TO A PRESS RELEASE, THE PROGRAM SHOWCASES IOWA PBS’S COMMITMENT TO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, UTILIZING EDUCATION SPECIALISTS TO IMPLEMENT STEM AND LITERACY-BASED ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN AGES 2-5. KEN HARRISION, DIRECTOR EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AT IOWA PBS SAID IN THE RELEASE THAT IOWA PBS USES THE POWER OF TECHNOLOGY TO SPARK CHILDREN’S CURIOSITY AND MAKE THEM EXCITED TO LEARN. MORE ABOUT THE PROGRAM CAN BE FOUND AT IOWA PBS DOT ORG.