Kids
Better 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.
3 years ago
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 1:08‘Sesame Street’ co-creator Lloyd Morrisett dies at 93
His hope was to "help those children who would otherwise not succeed in school, do better," he said.
3 years ago
Delaware 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.
3 years ago
Students want better investment and attention on 100,000 New Jersey young people who don’t attend school or have a job.
3 years ago
Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children is a rare, but serious condition that appears two to six weeks after a child’s COVID-19 infection.
3 years ago
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.
3 years ago
Parents may find it more difficult to find children’s pain relievers as rising demand for these medications leaves pharmacies in short supply.
4 years ago
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.
4 years ago
Mark Ruffin created 'Black Dolls Matter' to ensure Black children can see themselves represented in their dolls and action figures.
4 years ago
Children’s medicine shortage hits as flu season starts fast
Caring for sick children has become extra stressful recently for many U.S. parents due to shortages of Children’s Tylenol and other medicines.
4 years ago
Children’s hospitals are struggling to cope with a surge of respiratory illness
Pediatric cases of RSV and flu have sent families crowding into ERs, as health systems struggle with staff shortages.
4 years ago
First run was a debacle, so Delaware takes second shot at lead testing in schools
The initial sampling of faucets, fountains, and spigots was completed this spring, but the troubling results weren’t released to the public until October.
4 years ago
‘We need help’: Students at Dobbins High School walk out over safety concerns
Between 50 and 100 students walked out of Dobbins High School Monday afternoon to protest unsafe conditions at the school.
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