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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
WSHU news

Disabilities Beat: PBS Kids release new neurodivergent-led kids show 'Carl the Collector'

A promotional image for Carl the Collector, PBS Kids’ new show about a warm-hearted autistic raccoon and his neurodivergent friends. How many disabled characters did you see in cartoons when you were ...
Yahoo

Trump Administration Terminates Education Grant That Has Helped Fund PBS Kids Content, Calling Programming “Woke Propaganda”

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting said today that the Trump administration has terminated grants that have long been used to fund education initiatives and PBS Kids programming. The CPB said ...
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 ...