PBS weekend newscasts shut down due to funding cuts, replaced by single-topic programs

PBS News Weekend,” the companion to the weekday “NewsHour” program, has signed off, eliminated due to federal funding cuts to ...
PRIMETIMER

Is PBS Kids going to shut down?

The stability of PBS Kids came into question following the historic closure of its funder, Corporation for Public ...
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Lise's Story | Viewers Like You

Music teacher Lise Hensen discovered how PBS KIDS programs provide educational resources. Music teacher Lise Hensen discovered how PBS KIDS programs are not just entertaining, but provide educational ...
KREM

KSPS PBS free summer camps canceled following federal funding cut from Department of Education

SPOKANE, Wash. — Summer camps at KSPS PBS in Spokane have been canceled following cuts in federal funding from the Department of Education. In a Facebook post Wednesday morning, KSPS said the Ready to ...
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PBS America @ 250 Marks Nation’s Semiquincentennial with Expansive Programming

ARLINGTON, VA; May 20, 2025 – PBS America @ 250 is a multiyear celebration of U.S. history, culture, and children’s programming, from spring 2025 through America’s Semiquincentennial in 2026 and ...
Psychology Today

PBS' Ready to Learn Initiative Helped Children Learn

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 ...
Phys.org

PBS accounts for nearly half of first graders' most frequently watched educational TV and video programs

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 ...