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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

The Connection with Marty Moss-Coane
Health

‘The Emotional Lives of Teenagers’

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

Air Date: April 20, 2023 12:00 pm

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Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif.
Politics & Policy

House approves trans athlete ban for girls and women’s teams

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.

3 years ago

Philadelphia police are investigating a shooting outside a recreation center
Community
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15-year-old shot outside North Philadelphia recreation center

Philadelphia police are investigating after a teenager was shot outside a recreation center on Wednesday afternoon.

3 years ago

President Joe Biden speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington
Politics & Policy

Biden signs executive order to improve access to child care

White House Domestic Policy Council director Susan Rice says the order shows Biden isn’t waiting on Congress to act.

3 years ago

White House Toddler
Politics & Policy

Littlest intruder: Toddler crawls through White House fence

A curious toddler on Tuesday earned the title of one of the tiniest White House intruders after he squeezed through the metal fencing on the north side of the White House.

3 years ago

From left to right, Wes Allen, Kavi Shahnawaz, and Kai Willis-Carroll gave a presentation on transgender rights at the 1st Annual Philadelphia Civics Day. (Sam Searles/WHYY)
Community

High schoolers participate in 1st Annual Philadelphia Civics Day

Students from schools such as Constitution High School, Central High School, and Lincoln High School presented presentations on current policy.

3 years ago

A mom stands accused of murdering her 11-year-old son in Horsham, Pa. then fleeing to the New Jersey shore
Courts & Law
6abc

Mom charged with murder of 11-year-old son in Horsham, Pennsylvania then fleeing to New Jersey

Documents: She allegedly told detectives she did not want her son to grow up with financial struggles, so she strangled him.

3 years ago

Families enjoy the sprinkler park at Ferko Playground
Community

Philly aims to pack summer season full of activities for young people

Philadelphia is planning to have a summer full of events in order to keep youth out of trouble.

3 years ago

Montae Dawson played drums with the drill team
Community

Rally against gun violence gives young Philadelphians access to lawmakers and resources

Poets, speakers, and civic leaders encouraged young people to get involved, including sending letters to area lawmakers.

3 years ago

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Teenagers are spending hours every day on social media apps like Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat.
Studio 2
Community

Bucks County sues social media giants, Phillies opening day, NPR’s Sylvia Poggioli

Baseball season is here again. Also, teens and screens: holding companies accountable for the mental health crisis. Plus, NPR’s Sylvia Poggioli joins us live.

Air Date: March 30, 2023 12:00 pm

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File photo: A close up of a Boy Scout uniform is photographed on Feb. 4, 2013, in Irving, Texas
Courts & Law

Boy Scouts’ $2.4 billion bankruptcy plan upheld by judge

The ruling follows a September decision in which U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Laurie Selber Silverstein approved the plan.

3 years ago

Philadelphia police said a 15-year-old male was shot and killed while walking to school in Hunting Park
Community
6abc

15-year-old fatally shot while walking to school in Philadelphia’s Hunting Park section

The student was walking to Simon Gratz High School Mastery Charter, police said.

3 years ago

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