Earlier this morning, the Senate approved sweeping cuts to public media funding, threatening PBS Kids and with it, one of the few screen-time options built entirely around how children learn and grow.

PBS cuts could mean the end of an era for kids’ TV, leaving some parents facing a future of slop. Gen X and millennial parents grew up on the gentle rhythms of “Sesame Street” and “Between the Lions.” ...

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 ...