On the 40th anniversary of 'Sesame Street," Jeffrey Brown explores how the classic PBS program has helped shape childhood education in the United States and around the world.

First Lady Michelle Obama makes an appearance on "Sesame Street." The season premiere of the PBS show will mark its 40th anniversary. Video courtesy of PBS.

Sesame Street characters pose under a "123 Sesame Street" sign in celebration of their 40th anniversary in 2009. Elizabeth Blair is a Peabody Award-winning senior producer/reporter on the Arts Desk of ...

When I was approached in 1994 by Lewis Bernstein of the Children’s Television Workshop to participate in a joint Israeli-Palestinian production of Sesame Street, I was reluctant. I argued then, as I ...