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PBS accounts for nearly half of first graders’ most frequently watched educational TV and video programs

At U.S. President Donald Trump’s request, Congress voted in July 2025 to claw back US$1.1 billion it had previously approved for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. That measure, which passed in ...
Psychology Today

PBS' Ready to Learn Initiative Helped Children Learn

On May 2, 2025, at the age of 30, the grant that funded much of PBS KIDS’ content—the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) (now defunct, too) and Public Broadcasting Service’s (PBS) Ready to ...
Deadline.com

Trump Administration Terminates Education Grant That Has Helped Fund PBS Kids Content — Update

The CPB said that it was informed by the Department of Education on Friday that the 2020-25 Ready to Learn grant was being canceled, forcing it to inform PBS and 44 public media stations to pause the ...

In an age of streaming and AI slop, parents and researchers worry about a shrinking PBS Kids

But when he looks over and sees the PBS Kids logo, he feels he can stand down. “It is one thing that we don’t have to worry ...
PBS

PBS 2025 Fact Sheet

In 1970, our first broadcast, THE FRENCH CHEF, was one of America’s first cooking shows and set the stage for modern favorites like AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN and HOMEMADE LIVE! From our start, ...