Looming federal funding cuts for PBS put in jeopardy some of the most-used educational videos and games shown to help children improve in literacy and other social skills.

The cuts, part of a $9 billion rescissions package Republicans are poised to pass as soon as Wednesday afternoon, pose a serious threat to PBS's bottom line.

Last month, multiple projects for kids' education got stalled or canceled after a single grant to public television was taken away.

“The harm that eliminating PBS will cause in communities where children live ... public radio and public TV stations provide free, credible news and not just that, but also, educational programming and content. Programs like 'Sesame Street' — that is a staple of many American childhoods and households — were birthed from those stations,” said Weadé James, senior director for K-12 Policy at the Center for American Progress.

“So I think it's concerning that we have — there's a possibility of educational programs being stripped from rural towns and remote areas where public television is really the only source of academically enriching content that many children receive,” she added.

The Trump administration is looking to claw back more than $1 billion to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), which provides some funding to PBS and NPR.

The rescissions package, currently under debate in the Senate, appeared set for passage after a........

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