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.

PBS programming has housed some of the most iconic kids’ shows out there—from Sesame Street to Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood to Arthur. As a child, these shows taught me about kindness, broadened my ...

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 ...