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Trump Administration Terminates Education Grant That Has Helped Fund PBS Kids Content, Calling Programming “Woke Propaganda”


The grant was part of the Department of Education's Ready to Learn program.

“Nearly every parent has raised their kids on public broadcasting’s children’s content,” Patricia Harrison, president and CEO of the corporation. “For the past 30 years, Ready To Learn-funded PBS Kids content has produced measurable, real-world impacts on children’s learning. Ready to Learn was established to improve education for preschool and early elementary students, with goals of reaching those in low-income communities.

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