
Kids
Judge deems Pennsylvania’s school funding system unconstitutional
The judge said students who live in school districts with low property values and incomes do not get the same opportunities and resources as those in high-income districts.
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Listen 5:47City officials say they’ve been working to address the issue, and have been hosting training sessions for rec center staff.
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Missing crossing guard has North Philly students scrambling across a busy street
The William Dick School was without a guard for most of last year, the principal said — and a recent replacement disappeared.
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Free baby formula is being distributed to Delaware parents in need
The 28.2-ounce canisters of powder are enough for a three-week supply. They arrived courtesy of a collaboration of state officials, nonprofits and an Australian manufacturer.
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76ers award Christy Rec Center kids with shopping spree for receiving good grades
Sixers player Montrezl Harrell made an appearance to help the kids pick out some cool kicks and threads.
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Momentum builds to install filtered water stations in all Delaware schools to ‘get the lead out’
While officials are conducting a second round of lead testing in schools, the state education secretary says “filter first” should be the mantra going forward.
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Listen 1:31Better pay for Delaware child care workers among recommendations in new report
More than 10,000 Delaware child care workers earn ‘unlivable’ wages, according to a new report from the state Office of Early Learning.
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Philly advocates are urging mayoral candidates to ‘make children a priority’
Forty nonprofits and counting have joined the Kids’ Campaign, a nonpartisan effort focused on centering the voices of children and families in Philly’s mayoral race.
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The Central Bucks South High School librarian papered his windows with posters of Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel’s words, after the principal reversed the order of removal.
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Listen 1:08Delaware students Zoom to Antarctica to learn about penguin research
Students at Caesar Rodney High School got a taste of a career in research, amongst penguins and seals on the West Antarctic Peninsula.
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Students want better investment and attention on 100,000 New Jersey young people who don’t attend school or have a job.
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Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children is a rare, but serious condition that appears two to six weeks after a child’s COVID-19 infection.
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Youth overdose deaths jumped across the U.S. amid the pandemic
Between July 2019 and September 2021, there was a 94% increase in overdose deaths among middle and high school aged children across the U.S.
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Parents may find it more difficult to find children’s pain relievers as rising demand for these medications leaves pharmacies in short supply.
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Listen 1:18Philly students will learn online only Friday due to predicted bad weather
Philly public schools won’t open Friday due to predicted bad weather and learning will happen online only, district officials said.
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