Kids
With Biden’s spending plan in peril, Philly families set to lose $1 billion in benefits
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.
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Fixing our broken child care system
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.
Air Date: December 17, 2021 12:00 am
Listen 49:00Philly health officials urge flu vaccine for kids as hospitals reach their limits
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is already feeling the strain of providing for patients as flu season adds to demand from COVID-19.
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Insurer agrees to $800M settlement in Boy Scouts bankruptcy
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.
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At Panther Valley Elementary in the heart of coal country, students struggle to learn in a leaky school building where needs run deep.
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Listen 4:02For many of her students, this year is their first school experience
This year, Olga Rosario is focused on re-establishing classroom norms, routines, and expectations. It’s a challenge.
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Pennsylvania high court throws out mask mandate for schools
Pennsylvania schoolchildren may soon be attending classes unmasked under a state Supreme Court ruling throwing out the Wolf administration’s statewide mandate.
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Child care staffing shortages across Pennsylvania persist, but solutions taking shape
Identifying individuals who may have been overlooked for child care jobs in the past is one of several ways providers are trying to solve unprecedented staffing shortages.
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Parental involvement crucial for Philly’s early learners, advocates say
With remote learning, many parents took on the role of part-time teacher to their children.
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Pennsylvania could get universal preschool. Here’s how
More than half of Pennsylvania 3- and 4-year-olds don’t have access to public preschool programs, even with slow, steady state funding increases over the past several years
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Removals still happen and disparities based on race, gender, and disability status persist. Some advocates fear the pandemic could stall or reverse recent gains.
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NASCAR champion Kyle Larson visits Philly nonprofit after tumultuous year
Larson, alongside Anthony and Michelle Martin of UYRS, sat down with WHYY host Cherri Gregg to discuss the journey from “canceled” to the championship circle.
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Listen 7:59What N.J. ‘s newly signed child care tax credit law means for families
New Jersey families making up to $150,000 will be eligible for child care tax credits when they file their 2021 taxes next year.
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Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson to host one week of giving
Given all of the challenges this holiday season, Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson says he "wanted to do even more this year to bring smiles to the faces of children."
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Bond set at combined $1M after Michigan parents enter pleas
James and Jennifer Crumbley entered not guilty pleas to each of the four involuntary manslaughter counts against them during a hearing Saturday held on Zoom.
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