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ATLANTA — PBS has furloughed staff in response to its changing financial outlook, President Paula Kerger said during her keynote address Monday at the PBS Annual Meeting in Atlanta. The cuts were ...

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 ...

This story has been updated with a response from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which notes the cancelled grant did not contain funding for “Molly of Denali” for the current year. A grant ...

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.

Educators agree it’s important these days to begin teaching children early to increase the chances of reaching high levels of literacy. The Ready to Learn program is looking to help out as it puts an ...