Nobody has benefited more from PBS than the kids. Public broadcasting's afternoon and morning lineups have given children an invaluable resource for education and entertainment. It was the TV ...

With the debut this week of new series Phoebe & Jay, the children’s programming division of PBS waves goodbye to an era where it could count on federal assistance for both programming and research.

Millions of children have grown up watching PBS Kids’ educational TV, geared toward 2- to 8-year-olds—from classics like “Sesame Street” and “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” to recently added shows like ...