In this Feb. 2017 photo Photo courtesy of Ryan Heffernan and Sesame Workshop, a young girl engages with Sesame Street caricature Elmo at an informal tented settlement near Mafraq,Jordan. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017, that Sesame Workshop and International Rescue Committee will get a $100 million grant from a Chicago-based foundation. for a joint program that will include home visits focused on early learning, child development centers and a local version of "Sesame Street." (Ryan Heffernan/Sesame Workshop via AP)
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