From its very first episode in 1969, Sesame Street captivated the imaginations of America’s youth, using research-based programming to reinvent children’s television. Created by Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd Morrisett in the late 1960s, the show aimed to not only entertain, but educate — and it did just that. It’s been called the “largest and least-costly [early childhood] intervention that’s ever been implemented” in the United States.  Through its diverse characters and cast members, the show reflected the real world, and its fast-paced storytelling, repetition, and humor helped impart valuable life lessons. Sesame Street quickly became ...Read More