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

  • Written by Rebecca Dore, Director of Research of the Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy, The Ohio State University
PBS accounts for nearly half of first graders’ most frequently watched educational TV and video programsRep. Robert Garcia, a California Democrat, speaks during a House hearing in March 2025, months before Congress rescinded two years of public media funding.Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty ImagesPBS accounts for nearly half of first graders’ most frequently watched educational TV and video programsCC BY-ND

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