A PBS spokesperson said in a statement to USA TODAY that 25% of PBS Kids employees have been furloughed "because of the decision by the Department of Education to abruptly cancel the Ready To ...

In a Friday New York Times feature article, Kerger mentioned that PBS “furloughed a ton of people” this month. “We had to furlough 25 percent of PBS Kids employees because of the decision by the ...

GEOFF BENNETT: To help us understand the implications of President Trump's order to dismantle the Education Department, we get two perspectives tonight. Let's first turn to Rick Hess.

The CPB said that it was informed by the Department of Education on Friday that the 2020-25 Ready to Learn grant was being canceled, forcing it to inform PBS and 44 public media stations to pause ...

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which backs NPR and PBS, said in a statement on Tuesday that the Department of Education had terminated a federal grant program that funded shows for children.

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.