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Now, the future of PBS Kids, and more than 1,500 local stations, rests with the House. If the bill becomes law, families ...
Looming federal funding cuts for PBS put in jeopardy some of the most-used educational videos and games shown to help ...
New service offers wide and locally curated catalog of live and on-demand PBS and WETA programmingArlington, VA, July 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WETA, the flagship public media station in the ...
PBS Funding Cuts: A Blow to Children Who Need It Most “The bottom line: We want high-quality public media that’s accessible to kids.” ...
PBS has furloughed 25% of its PBS Kids staff after the U.S. Department of Education abruptly ended a key grant program that’s funded educational children’s television for over 30 years ...
PBS Kids furloughs 25% of staff after Trump administration cuts grant A Department of Education spokesperson said the Ready To Learn grant was cut because it was 'not aligned with Administration ...
The job suspensions are linked to the Department of Education’s decision to terminate 2020–25 Ready To Learn grants.
The children's series has found a new streaming home — Netflix, PBS stations and PBS KIDS will air new episodes on the same day. And Netflix will also run 90 hours from the Sesame Street library.
Starting later this year, new episodes will run on Netflix, PBS and the PBS Kids app on the same day. No specific premiere date was immediately announced.
The streaming rights to Sesame Street are going to Netflix and PBS Kids. This news comes after HBO and Max ended their deal in 2024.
The MAGA war on PBS was never about money The latest GOP push to defund public media won't save much cash. But it will disadvantage poor and rural kids ...
Ready to Learn (RTL) grants provide a safety net for U.S. children who are traditionally underserved educationally. The current federal administration just slashed those nets.