Kids
Camden IDEA center offers kids an arts oasis during the pandemic
The pandemic delayed, but did not stop, the IDEA center in Camden from offering young people ways to create art.
6 years ago
Families find creative ways to trick or treat in Delaware, but Sea Witch extravaganza is off
The governor’s coronavirus restrictions are quashing many traditional events and door-to-door candy grabs are discouraged.
6 years ago
Listen 1:47‘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.
6 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.
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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.
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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.
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‘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.
6 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.
6 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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