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 ...

In early May 2025, the Trump administration issued an executive order that called for an end to federal funding for NPR and PBS—the country’s primary public broadcasters. This represents a cut of $1.1 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

It has been one of America’s most trusted institutions, reaching 15 million kids a month through PBS Kids and providing 364 million streams across digital platforms. Behind those shows are rigorous, ...

Emmy Awards may not be enough to keep "Reading Rainbow" around. The children's program, co-produced by NET Television, is facing possible extinction if Congress does not restore $102.4 million cut ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- This year marks the 50th anniversary of PBS, which brought us everything from "Sesame Street" to "Downton Abbey." But President Donald Trump's new budget proposal threatens the ...