
Kids
Camden’s ‘Hoodbrarian’ brings love of books to her community
Danielle “The Hoodbrarian” Jackson shares her extensive book collection and love of reading to help fill a gap in her community in Camden and beyond.
4 years ago
Listen 3:36An online audience that included people from Botswana and Albania heard authors and illustrators talk about their work at the Philly-based event.
4 years ago
Philly public ice rinks will open with COVID-19 safety precautions
Rinks will host public skate hours on evenings and weekends to offer residents safe, affordable family fun.
4 years ago
‘Frustrated and disappointed’: Child care providers in Pennsylvania call on governor for help
Child care providers and advocates are urging Gov. Wolf and other policymakers in Harrisburg to quickly allocate money in a way that avoids closures of child care centers.
4 years ago
Wolf announces $600 COVID grants for Pa. child care workers
The one-time award will be provided to approximately 33,000 child care employees, an increase from the roughly 9,000 employees who would have received ERA payments.
4 years ago
Thousands of Pa. children with autism are set to lose access to treatment in mid-January
A change at the state level is blocking funding for a type of one-on-one therapy when conducted at clinics rather than in the home.
4 years ago
Child labor in palm oil industry tied to Girl Scout cookies
An AP investigation has found an army of children toiling beneath a canopy of towering palm oil trees in Indonesia and Malaysia, the main suppliers of the vegetable oil.
4 years ago
Philly literacy program wants students reading at grade level by age 8. But it needs volunteers
Philly Reading Coaches is not letting the pandemic distract them from its academic mission. But it needs about 100 volunteers by January.
4 years ago
Girl Scouts rebuke Boy Scouts in escalating recruitment war
The Girl Scouts said the Boy Scouts’ marketing of expanded services for girls was “highly damaging to Girl Scouts” and had set off an “explosion of confusion."
4 years ago
Pa.’s free pre-K program provides a meaningful math and language boost, says new study
Those results were consistent across the state, in urban and rural areas alike. And they remained evident in the second half of kindergarten.
4 years ago
Snow day! School’s not canceled, but many Philly families are still finding time for the ‘magic’
For K-12 students this year, even with powder still coating parts of the region Thursday morning, the snow days of yore seem to be slipping into a tale from time’s past.
4 years ago
Listen 4:24‘We knew it was inevitable’: Pa. child care centers wrestle with COVID surge
Providers are struggling as they navigate how to stay afloat financially while keeping the children they serve and their staffs safe.
4 years ago
Listen 3:36Coronavirus takes toll on Black, Latino child care providers
The pandemic’s effects have rippled through child care, disproportionately affecting Black and Latino-owned centers in an industry that has long relied on providers of color.
4 years ago
Watching for signs of child abuse and neglect, but from a distance
With many schools and even doctor’s appointments virtual again, teachers and others must try new strategies to assess how safe a home situation might be.
4 years ago
Listen 1:45A new doc peeks inside the USPS’s Operation Santa program
Every year, hundreds of thousands of letters to Santa go through the USPS system, asking for everything from toys to food.
4 years ago