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Kids
Nearly 8 million kids lost a parent or primary caregiver to the pandemic
A study finds numbers far higher than previously thought. India has the greatest number of kids affected. The U.S. has 250,000 kids in this category but lags behind in aid.
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Juul to pay nearly $440M to settle states’ teen vaping probe
The settlement resolves one of the biggest legal threats facing the company, which still faces separate lawsuits from other states and individuals.
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Ruby Bridges, desegregation trailblazer, writes kid’s book
“I Am Ruby Bridges” goes on sale Tuesday. It’s aimed at readers as young as 4 at a time when teaching the history of race in America has never been more difficult.
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Saturday hours could be on their way as early as this winter.
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After dark: Curfew centers offer fun and safety in Philly
Even though research says curfews don't do much, “an announcement will be made soon” as to when more teen curfew centers are opening in Philadelphia.
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As school starts, teachers add a mental-health check-in to their lesson plans
After the disruption and trauma of the pandemic, teachers are expecting kids to still need added support. They're adapting their lesson plans to start with a mental check-in.
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Goodnight Moon has comforted kids at bedtime for 75 years
The book has lulled children around the world to sleep with its dreamy ritual of bidding "goodnight" to everything in the "great green room."
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Full-time tutors are coming to Philly schools to make reading more fun — and less like a chore
By the time kids reach the fourth grade, the function of reading shifts, and young students in Philadelphia are behind. A new nonprofit aims to bridge the gap.
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Listen 2:05Missing 13-year-old girl found safe in NYC after abduction in Reading, Pa.; suspect in custody
A male suspect, identified by police as 47-year-old Dwayne Taylor, was taken into custody in Brooklyn.
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After school programs seek to improve academic outcomes for kids in Philadelphia
The city is partnering with the School District of Philadelphia and public safety partners to enhance after school programs.
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A Bucks County school district just canceled over $20,000 of student lunch debt
Bristol Borough School District canceled student lunch debt after a local group brought the issue to its attention in February.
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Philadelphia public schools roll out the ‘red carpet’ for first day of school
Officials rang in the school year with bells, and students, clutching new backpacks and lunchboxes, entered buildings after walking the “red carpet.”
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2 Philly charter schools delay start of classes, 1 could close before then
The schools did not give parents a reason for the delay, but School District of Philadelphia administrators have expressed concerns about facility conditions and staffing leve
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Back to school with Philly’s new superintendent
Philadelphia has a new school leader for the first time in a decade. Superintendent Dr. Tony Watlington on the challenges facing kids and teachers in the district this year.
Air Date: August 25, 2022 10:00 am
Listen 49:15Injured Utah little leaguer recovering, has call with coach
Mark Ence, the manager for Snow Canyon, says the boy has begun walking and walked to the bathroom on his own Friday morning.
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