After funding cuts, PBS children’s programming soldiers on with ‘Phoebe & Jay’

The network's latest children's show focuses on functional literacy, and was initially funded by a Department of Education ...
WHYY

Arts programs help kids learn. A researcher dug into the ‘how’ at one Philadelphia school

Almost 20 years ago, psychologist Ellie Brown was looking to do research on a Head Start preschool program, to examine how it affected kids from low-income families. Brown, a professor of psychology ...
Education Week

Federal Funding Cuts Come for Big Bird: What’s Ahead for PBS Kids?

PBS Kids show characters including the title character from "Arthur" decorate boxes at the Arizona PBS offices in Phoenix, ...
MIT Technology Review

Kids are learning how to make their own little language models

A new program aims to teach them how AI works, by getting hands-on. “This new AI technology—it’s very interesting to learn how it works and understand it more,” says 10-year-old Luca, a young AI model ...

Children’s creative learning center to open in Beaufort. Here’s when & what it’ll offer

A new children’s creative learning center focused on music, movement and early development, Kindermusik, is set to open in ...
KQED

Handwriting Helps Kids Learn. Here’s How to Make the Most of It

In an age where screens dominate classrooms and workplaces, handwriting might seem like a relic of the past. But research shows that putting pen to paper plays a crucial role in literacy development. ...