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The six men accused of gang raping and killing a 23-year-old Indian woman were formally charged last week. The horrific attack has set of ...

As school districts cut budgets, worry about litigation and squeeze more academics into limited time, recess has taken a hit in terms of ...

Hour 2 Guest: Alan Bernstein It’s that time of year when we take inventory of our lives – what’s working, what’s n ...

This year there’s some good news in the fight against childhood obesity – particularly for Philadelphia. Rates of childhood obesity h ...

Should the U.S. slide off the fiscal cliff in a few weeks, over $55 billion in spending cuts a year for the next decade will kick in at t ...

In an effort to provide thoughtful perspective on the tragic shootings that killed 20 children aged 6-7 and 6 educators at Sandy Hook E ...

Among the many changes in American families over the past few decades is the increasing number of parents who are having children later i ...

City of Philadelphia tax solicitor and 2012 USA Eisenhower Fellow, ...

For young middle-class families who are committed to living in a diverse, vibrant urban environment while contributing to the economic he ...

The American Academy of Pediatrics came out with a recommendation recently to increase teen access to emergency contraception. In a new p ...

It’s estimated that one in six boys is sexually abused in childhood. Victims are more likely to suffer PTSD, anxiety disorders, an ...

The Pennsylvania Task Force on Child Protection has been meeting for 10 mo ...

Doctors are increasingly turning to genetic testing to track down diseases, uncover a patient’s risk and better target treatments. Ever ...

BETH ANN SWAN is dean and profe ...

ANDREW MCCARTHY is a world-class travel writer – he’s an e ...