PBS Kids Enters New, And Complicated, Era With ‘Phoebe & Jay’ Launch

Deep federal funding cuts have forced PBS KIDS to reassess priorities, find new revenue opportunities, and stay true to its ...
Education Week

Federal Funding Cuts Come for Big Bird: What’s Ahead for PBS Kids?

PBS Kids show characters including the title character from "Arthur" decorate boxes at the Arizona PBS offices in Phoenix, ...

After funding cuts, PBS children's programming soldiers on with 'Phoebe & Jay'

The network's latest children's show focuses on functional literacy, and was initially funded by a Department of Education ...
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Children Are "Ready To Learn" With PBS KIDS. Will the Trump Admin Listen?

For the past 30 years and with broad bipartisan support in Congress, the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) has funded competitive Ready to Learn (RTL) grants, authorized under the Elementary and ...
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 ...
PBS

Let’s Read Together: Laying the Foundation for Lifelong Learning

Tune in to our new local program LET’S READ TOGETHER: LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR LIFELONG LEARNING to learn about local nonprofits working to improve literacy across our region. When you make a ...
EdSurge

What Will Kids Lose If PBS Gets Cut?

Near a cardboard cutout of Daniel Tiger, a small stuffed version of Curious George and plenty of promotional posters in the PBS Kids office, there sit thick stacks of graduation invitations. Most are ...