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Rural America and kids will suffer if PBS is defunded, its chief says

The Public Broadcasting Service will survive — in some form — no matter how the Senate votes this week on a bill aimed at eliminating the $1.1 billion in federal funding allotted for public media over ...
NPR

PBS cuts 15% of jobs in wake of federal funding cut

PBS's chief executive told public television officials Thursday that it was cutting about 15% of its jobs due to the move by Republicans in Congress to eliminate all federal funding for public ...
The Hill

Trump funding cuts to PBS set to hit free educational content for kids

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. The cuts, part of a $9 ...
The Conversation

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

Rebecca Dore has conducted previous consulting work for PBS KIDS and engages with a PBS KIDS staff member who is a member of the advisory board for one of Dore's current federally funded grants. At ...