Overview

• The Trump administration has canceled the 2020-25 Ready to Learn grant, pausing PBS Kids programming critical for early education in underserved areas.
• The grant, worth $105 million over five years, funded popular PBS Kids shows such as 'Molly of Denali' and 'Work It Out Wombats!'.
• Education Department officials cited the use of grant funds for 'racial justice educational programming' as a factor in their decision.
• President Trump recently signed an executive order directing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to halt federal funding for NPR and PBS.
• The Corporation for Public Broadcasting and affiliated networks are challenging the administration's authority to rescind congressionally authorized funding in court.