Kids

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

Psychologist Lisa Damour helps parents understand the intense emotions of adolescents and the best ways to support the young people in their lives.

The legislation is unlikely to advance further because the Democratic-led Senate will not support it and the White House said President Joe Biden would veto it.