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

The network's latest children's show focuses on functional literacy, and was initially funded by a Department of Education ...

In a new PBS Kids series, Jay and Phoebe use literacy skills to solve problems and explore their world. Phoebe & Jay, an animated PBS Kids series premiering this month, aims to foster and improve ...

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 ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON—Following a decision by U.S. Department of Education to terminate its 2020-2025 Ready To Learn to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, CPB has informed recipients of the grant money, ...

The Department of Education notified CPB Friday night that its 2020–25 Ready To Learn grant was terminated effective immediately, according to a CPB news release. CPB subsequently informed PBS and 44 ...

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), which helps fund PBS, will no longer receive federal money. On July 18, 2025, the U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill that cancels more than $1 ...