Kids

As the pandemic slides into a fifth school semester, there is less appetite than ever among U.S. leaders for schools to go remote.

Boosters already are recommended for everyone 16 and older, and federal regulators decided they’re also warranted for 12- to 15-year-olds once enough time has passed.

Return decisions should be more based on “an issue of staffing and operational issues,” not the severity of the virus, the Policy Lab director says.

During the week of Dec. 21-27, an average of 334 children 17 and under were admitted per day to hospitals with the coronavirus, a 58% increase from the week before.

School districts across the region are trying to navigate the current COVID-19 wave, sometimes drawing different conclusions about what's best for students and staff.

A new Pennridge School District policy limiting student access to books and resources related to gender identity has ignited a battle over civil rights.

The Abington Township Public Library’s new program, Rainbow Connections, offers a safe and fun place for LGBTQ+ kids in grades K-5.

The political future of President Biden’s social spending plan remains in flux as Democrats’ razor thin majority in the Senate demands full consensus of its members.

Staff shortages, high costs and Covid closures are straining an already broken child care system. Today, how our patchwork approach fails America's youngest and how to fix it.

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is already feeling the strain of providing for patients as flu season adds to demand from COVID-19.

The settlement comes as more than 82,000 sexual abuse claimants face a Dec. 28 deadline to vote on a previously announced Boy Scouts reorganization plan.

At Panther Valley Elementary in the heart of coal country, students struggle to learn in a leaky school building where needs run deep.

This year, Olga Rosario is focused on re-establishing classroom norms, routines, and expectations. It’s a challenge.

Pennsylvania schoolchildren may soon be attending classes unmasked under a state Supreme Court ruling throwing out the Wolf administration’s statewide mandate.