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 ...

Earlier this morning, the Senate approved sweeping cuts to public media funding, threatening PBS Kids and with it, one of the few screen-time options built entirely around how children learn and grow.

(The Hill) – Looming federal funding cuts for PBS put in jeopardy some of the most-used educational videos and games shown to help children improve in literacy and other social skills. The cuts, part ...

Music teacher Lise Hensen discovered how PBS KIDS programs provide educational resources. Music teacher Lise Hensen discovered how PBS KIDS programs are not just entertaining, but provide educational ...

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 ...

Recent cuts to public media are not just affecting local stations and news programming. They also pose a threat to public children’s and educational programming that reaches millions of kids across ...

Writers for Fred Rogers Productions and Spiffy Pictures, two independent companies that produce children’s programs for public television, have received union representation under the Writers Guild of ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Rebecca Dore, The Ohio State University (THE CONVERSATION) Advertisement Article ...