Federal funding, like the Ready to Learn grant, accounts for about 15 percent of the PBS total budget, costing each taxpayer roughly $1.40 per year, according to PBS. PBS also receives support from ...

Producers use those frameworks when creating content for the network—whether it’s a televised show or a game on the PBS Kids app—while ensuring it remains engaging and fun for children.

Brian Zidian Jr. stayed up until 2 a.m. drafting an email to PBS, asking how he could help the network amid threats to its federal funding. "I want PBS to be around forever,” the 21-year-old wrote.

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Sara DeWitt, PBS KIDS senior vice president and general manager, in a statement: "This announcement continues to build on PBS' and Sesame Workshop's more than 50-year history of bringing critical ...

Yale University Art Gallery As the American federal government is turning its back on PBS, PBS is celebrating the republic. PBS is going all-in on America’s Semiquincentennial in 2026.

The new seasons' episodes will be released on the same day via Netflix worldwide and the PBS stations and PBS KIDS digital platforms according to the Sesame Workshop announcement.

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.

If you have questions about what defunding PBS means for your kids' favorite shows, you've come to the right place. We turned to experts to learn more about how PBS is funded and what happens next.

For the past 30 years, Ready To Learn-funded PBS KIDS content has produced measurable, real-world impacts on children’s learning," Patricia Harrison, President and CEO of CPB, said in the press ...