![]() ![]() ![]() While this version will be provided to schools on a premium subscription basis, a large portion of the funds will be used to subsidize the cost of the application for at least 7,500 needy schools around the country for a year with the first $5 million, according to the Forbes report. In addition, a specialized version of the application will be created for the classroom with tools for teachers to use. A launch date for the new Web application is slated for May, though when it will arrive on other applications has not yet been disclosed. Right now, 1 out of every 4 children in America will grow up illiterate…Now, I am hoping you will join me on my mission: to bring Reading Rainbow back for every child, everywhere.” When the program was on television between 19, Reading Rainbow won 26 Emmys as well as a Peabody award.Īccording to the project details, the funds will be used to build a Web version of the Reading Rainbow application that can be accessed on any desktop or laptop computer, as well as a variety of other new platforms, including Roku, Apple TV, Xbox, Playstation, and Android devices. We have a responsibility to prepare our children…and right now, the numbers show that we, as a society, are failing in that responsibility. Speaking about the importance of Reading Rainbow, Burton said “ I believe that every child has a right, and a need, to be literate. In addition, Seth McFarlane matched every dollar from $4 million up to the $5 million line, for a total of over $6.4 million raised. The number also makes the campaign the 5th highest, behind the Pebble, Ouya, Neil Young’s Pono, and the Veronica Mars movie. By the numbers, the campaign raised $5,408,916, according to Forbes, as well as pulling in 105,857 backers which is a record number of donors. ![]()
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