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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 ...
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 ...
The New York Times

Department of Education Eliminates Grant for PBS Children’s Shows

The termination of the federal grant program, called Ready To Learn, resulted in a loss of $23 million that would have gone to educational programs. By Benjamin Mullin The White House effort to cut ...
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

PBS America @ 250 Marks Nation’s Semiquincentennial with Expansive Programming

ARLINGTON, VA; May 20, 2025 – PBS America @ 250 is a multiyear celebration of U.S. history, culture, and children’s programming, from spring 2025 through America’s Semiquincentennial in 2026 and ...
The Conversation

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

Rebecca Dore has conducted previous consulting work for PBS KIDS and engages with a PBS KIDS staff member who is a member of the advisory board for one of Dore's current federally funded grants. At ...