Public Television stations to launch new learning channel

 In Michigan, folks. Of course taxpayers here in Montgomery County pay for the MCPS TV channel. So, how is it supporting our teachers and students? No idea.  Here's the story on the Michigan public TV stations, by reporter John Wisely, in the Detroit Free Press. Full story here.

The people who bring you Sesame Street and Daniel Tiger plan to bring a lot more educational programming, hoping to reverse some of the learning loss related to COVID-19.

Public Television stations across the state are launching the Michigan Learning Channel, a new way to feature real teachers and curriculum that is aligned to state standards, for kids at home.

"This will be teachers on television and on every platform imaginable," said Rich Homberg, president and CEO of Detroit Public Television. "The entire state has access to public television and the bandwidth of our channels. Today, we've got four channels and we've acquired the technology to create a fifth. So it's free over the air."

And here's what our MCPS TV channel has scheduled. Their annual budget appears to be approximately $1.8 million.