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Fresh Air opens the window on contemporary arts and issues with guests from worlds as diverse as literature and economics. Fresh Air Weekend collects the best segments from the week's programs and crafts them together for great weekend listening.

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Kids

Savannah, Neematallah, and Samantha table at April's City Council At-Large Candidate Convention
Politics & Policy

Civic engagement, young voters, and teaching the next generation of Philadelphia’s leaders

Ahead of the primary, youth engagement has taken many forms, even including those not yet old enough to cast a ballot.

3 years ago

Listen 1:39
Deputy Commissioner James Kelly, Mayor Jim Kenney, Commissioner Danielle Outlaw and Sgt Eric Gripp give an update on Philadelphia Police Department strategy ahead of summer
Community

Philly police plan to fan out to pools, recreation centers in high-violence areas this summer

Some Philly police officers stationed at schools during the school year will move to community centers as part of the city’s efforts to curb a spike in violence this summer.

3 years ago

The exterior of Grover Washington Jr. Middle School in Olney.
Education

Gun recovered from Philadelphia middle school, two juveniles in custody

A teacher at Grover Washington Middle School alerted authorities that a student was in possession of a firearm, according to the Philadelphia Police.

3 years ago

This handout image provided by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases shows an electron microscope image of Group A Streptococcus (orange) during phagocytic interaction with a human neutrophil (blue)
Health

Strep throat is making a comeback in Philly after pandemic lows

Strep throat is fairly common among school-aged kids, but cases dropped during the pandemic. Now, infections are soaring.

3 years ago

Students walking in the hall at school.
Education

To improve kids’ mental health, some schools start later

Large school systems including Denver, Philadelphia and Anchorage, Alaska, have been looking into later start times.

3 years ago

A McDonald's sign at a restaurant in downtown Pittsburgh
Community

Feds fine McDonald’s franchisees with workers as young as 10

The agency said the children sometimes worked as late as 2 a.m., but were not paid.

3 years ago

This photo shows the Facebook's Messenger Kids application on an iPhone in New York,
Politics & Policy

FTC: Facebook misled parents, failed to guard kids’ privacy

The Federal Trade Commission says Facebook misrepresented the access it provided to app developers to private user data.

3 years ago

Jahaad Atkinson and Ahyir Womack.
Community

Victims hit, killed by Amtrak train in Chester were 9 and 12 years old

The children were hit around 4:30 p.m. Saturday on the tracks in the 400 block of Wilson Street.

3 years ago

The first inning of the United States Championship baseball game at the Little League World Series tournament in South Williamsport, Pa., Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Studio 2

Youth Sports Out of Control, Mayoral Candidate Rebecca Rhynhart, Kadampa Meditation

Bad parent behavior on the sidelines and in the stands has us talking about youth sports and why the stakes feel so high. Also, Philly mayoral candidate Rebecca Rhynhart.

Air Date: May 3, 2023 12:00 pm

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LACC’s new Infant and Toddler center in Wilmington, Delaware. (Johnn Perez-Gonzalez/WHYY)
Community

Wilmington’s Latin American Community Center doubles the size of its early childhood education facility

The community center, which empowers and supports low-income communities, is expanding its early childhood education capacity with plans for even more.

3 years ago

FILE - This combination of 2017-2022 photos shows the logos of Facebook, YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat on mobile devices.  Ohio's governor wants the state to require parental consent for kids under 16 to get new accounts on TikTok, Snapchat and other social media platforms. Republican Gov. Mike DeWine's two-year budget proposal, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023 would create a law that social media companies must obtain a parent's permission for children to sign up for social media and gaming apps.  
(AP Photo, File)
NPR
Courts & Law

Kids under 13 would be barred from social media under bipartisan Senate bill

The Protecting Kids on Social Media Act would set the minimum age of social media users to 13. For teens between the ages of 13 and 18, parental consent would be required.

3 years ago

Philadelphia School District headquarters
Education

5 students in West Philadelphia school hospitalized after drinking unknown substance from grape juice bottles

The Philadelphia Police Department and the Office of School Safety at the School District of Philadelphia are investigating the incident.

3 years ago

School Air Filters
Education
Billy Penn

Philly DSA is helping parents build DIY classroom air filters amid school asbestos closures

Called Corsi-Rosenthal boxes, the makeshift purifiers can also help with mold and other toxins.

3 years ago

NJ Transit
Community

NJ Transit passes the mic to mark Autism Acceptance Month

The announcements can be heard at regional rail stations throughout the NJ Transit system, including the Atlantic City Line.

3 years ago

Young boy learning to read
Education

An end to the reading wars? More U.S. schools embrace phonics

For decades, two schools of thought have clashed on how to best teach children to read, with passionate backers on each side of the so-called reading wars.

3 years ago

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