CPB and PBS Announce $20 Million American Graduate/PBS Kids Fund

Corporation for Public Broadcasting President and CEO Patricia Harrison and Public Broadcasting Service President and CEO Paula Kerger announced a $20 million American Graduate/PBS KIDS Fund for the creation of content and tools to help parents, particularly those from low income communities, better prepare their children, ages 2-8, for educational success. CPB and PBS will each contribute $5 million a year, for a period of two years. A portion of these funds will be earmarked for stations to help raise awareness of the importance of early learning connected to a child’s chances of staying on the path to a high school diploma.

The American Graduate/PBS KIDS fund will support three core goals:

1. Develop resources and tools to meet the growing needs of parents who want to become more involved in their children’s education success.
2. Build stronger connections among public media, families, schools and communities.
3. Strengthen children's media services with high-quality educational content and services, including television and digital content development.