Kids
‘I’m only 1 person’: Teachers feel torn between their students and their own kids
Educators around the U.S. told us they're facing heartbreaking choices between the needs of their students and the needs of their own children.
3 years ago
Hundreds of Pa. child-care centers have closed, and some fear it will get worse
Between March and the beginning of September, more than 260 licensed child-care programs across Pennsylvania permanently closed.
3 years ago
This week; furloughs in the airline industry, aging out of foster care in a pandemic, and what's wrong with Philly sports?
Air Date: October 5, 2020 12:00 am
Listen 49:29N.J. moves to codify abortion rights into state law ahead of Supreme Court vote
With another conservative nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court, N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy moves to codify abortion rights into state law.
3 years ago
Hershey School proposes $350 million network of six early childhood centers in Pa.
The Hershey School, the nation's richest private school, agrees under pressure from state Attorney General Josh Shapiro to expand across Pennsylvania.
3 years ago
‘This is too much’: Working moms are reaching the breaking point during the pandemic
The coronavirus did not create the struggles that working mothers face daily. But it has exacerbated them and made them more visible, forcing women to make hard choices.
3 years ago
COVID-19 cases rising among US children as schools reopen
Children of all ages now make up 10% of all U.S cases, up from 2% in April, the American Academy of Pediatrics reported Tuesday.
3 years ago
Covid-19 checkup: vaccine progress and kids in school
Where do the vaccine candidates stand and how are politics complicating it all? Also, what are we learning about infections in schools that have reopened?
Air Date: September 29, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:47Young activist pushes to lower voting age to 16 as ‘the logical next step’ for Gen Z
Young adults are known for taking to the streets in protest. Now, there's a youth-driven push to bring more of them to the ballot box.
3 years ago
Philly removes children from Devereux facilities after sex abuse revelations
After 25 years of child sex abuse at Devereux facilities were uncovered in August, Philly is removing 53 children still in the nonprofit’s care.
4 years ago
Who did the pandemic hit worst? Young adults aging out of foster care got slammed, new survey shows
Advocates in Pa. say there are ways to mitigate the disaster, but officials must act.
4 years ago
CDC’s Halloween guidelines warn against typical trick-or-treating
Door-to-door trick-or-treating and crowded costume parties are out, and haunted forests and outdoor movie nights are in.
4 years ago
Three flavored cigar companies sue Philly over law restricting sales to kids
The companies are suing Philadelphia over a law passed last year limiting sales of flavored cigars and cigarillos to adult-only stores.
4 years ago
The majority of children who die from COVID-19 are children of color
According to data reported to the CDC, 121 children died from COVID-19 between February and July of this year. And 78% were Hispanic, Black or Native American.
4 years ago
Study: Kids infected at day care spread coronavirus at home
The study “definitively indicates — in a way that previous studies have struggled to do — the potential for transmission to family members."
4 years ago