"Sesame Street," which premiered in November 1969, faced a rough road to air in the state of Mississippi. This is that story.

The scriptwriter, Christine Ferraro, who has penned around 100 or so “Sesame Street” episodes, had a sibling on the spectrum, Steve, two years her senior. A sibling sees things a parent doesn’t.

As Congress threatens to defund public broadcasting, the defenders of PBS and NPR keep defending themselves by pointing to ...

“Sesame Street,” designed by education professionals and child psychologists, is shown in more than 150 countries, has won over 200 Emmys, 11 Grammys, two Peabody Awards and received a Kennedy ...

To stay competitive, it's also reformatting Sesame Street. The upcoming 56th season will abandon its magazine style in favor of three tight segments: two 11-minute narratives bookending an ...

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U.S.A.I.D. Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind “Sesame Street,” is confronting what executives have described as a “perfect storm” of problems. Credit...Mark Lennihan/Associated Press ...