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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

When Congress cut PBS, it didn’t just pull the rug out from public broadcasting. It left the door open for PragerU to roll 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 ...

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 284-140 vote demonstrated the enduring political strength of public broadcasting, whose supporters rallied behind popular programs such as "Sesame Street," "Postcards From Buster" and "The ...