BOSTON, May 31, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Three independent studies report that the highly rated PBS KIDS series Martha Speaks is an effective tool across platforms (broadcast and mobile devices) in increasing young children's vocabulary.

MEDFORD, Mass., April 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Verizon Foundation and Sesame Workshop's Emmy Award-winning series, "The Electric Company," announced on Tuesday (April 26) a partnership to bring the dynamic, kid-friendly educational resources from "The Electric Company" to the public through Thinkfinity.org. Thinkfinity.org is an educational website, funded by the Verizon Foundation, that provides thousands of free educational resources to teachers, parents and students to use in and out of the classroom.

MEDFORD, Mass., April 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Chris Sullivan ("Shock") and Dominic Colon ("Manny Spamboni") of Sesame Workshop's "The Electric Company" will be at McGlynn Elementary School on April 26 at 10:30 a.m.

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WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) and PBS received notification today of a Ready to Learn grant for nearly $72 million from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Innovation and Improvement.