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With a name inspired by the First Amendment, 1A explores important issues such as policy, politics, technology, and what connects us across the fissures that divide the country. The program also delves into pop culture, sports, and humor. 1A's goal is to act as a national mirror-taking time to help America look at itself and to ask what it wants to be.

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The latest lawsuits allege that new video evidence shows the driver restraining more children with tape, or threatening to do so, on at least 9 occasions. (Courtesy of Penn Center for Mental Health)
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law

Four more parents sue in incidents of children duct-taped in preschool van

The latest lawsuits allege that new video evidence shows the driver restraining more children with tape, or threatening to do so, on at least 9 occasions.

6 years ago

Nashville teacher Riki Rattner uses expandable balls to help students visualize their breathing. (William DeShazer/WLPN)
NPR
Education

Schools are embracing mindfulness, but practice doesn’t always make perfect

One in 5 American children struggle with anxiety. To help students cope, more and more schools are turning to mindfulness — but the interest has some researchers cautious.

6 years ago

Matt Denn discusses how to influence fellow legislators with first-term Sen. Laura Sturgeon. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Some heavy hitters aim to increase funding for Del. programs helping at-risk kids

One leader is former Attorney General Matt Denn, who said the idea is to generate a grassroots movement to influence lawmakers.

6 years ago

The latest lawsuits allege that new video evidence shows the driver restraining more children with tape, or threatening to do so, on at least 9 occasions. (Courtesy of Penn Center for Mental Health)
PlanPhilly
Health

‘How could they do that to my kid?’: Parents sue state-funded van service after preschoolers tied up with duct tape

Cases pending in Philadelphia courts allege children were tied up with duct tape by a driver paid for by the state to take them to preschool.

6 years ago

Listen 2:30
Walking in a Real Men Speak show is a big deal. (Erin Blewett for Billy Penn)
Community
Billy Penn

In Fairhill, boys strut the catwalk to become men

A former model uses fashion to teach life lessons in the after-school program Real Men Speak.

6 years ago

Kids in SPIN’s autism support preschool classroom work on their motor skills by creating a marshmallow fluff and Cheerio heart craft project. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

Autism and child care: How a lack of quality programs hurts families

Providers equipped to meet autistic kids’ needs are lacking, experts say. Some parents have no alternative but to cut back at work or quit their jobs.

6 years ago

Listen 5:27
Actor LeVar Burton, 63, greets hundreds of young students at the Wilmington Public Library on Thursday, Feb., 20, 2020, in downtown Wilmington, Delaware.    ( Butch Comegys for WHYY)
Community

Wilmington Public Library hosts LeVar Burton for storytime with children

“Reading out loud to children is one of the most pure forms of storytelling I know,” said LeVar Burton.

6 years ago

Listen 1:51
During a mock trial at Rutgers Law School, Superman, played by Nuri Waheed, banters with juror Corey Livingston-Randall, left, before the verdict is announced. (April Saul for WHYY)
Community

Charges bounce off ‘Superman’ during Camden fifth graders’ mock trial

Camden 5th graders learned about bias, evidence, witnesses and legal standards in a mock trial at Rutgers Camden Law School.

6 years ago

(Consumer Product Safety Commission)
Lifestyle

Contigo announces another recall of 5.7M kids’ water bottles

Out of caution, Contigo representatives encourage people who have purchased these bottles to order a free replacement.

6 years ago

Ronda Laws teaches math at Howard High School of technology, a vocational school in Wilmington, Del.
 (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
The Why
Education

Could bringing back Wilmington High help fix school inequities?

Why a system intended to integrate Wilmington's public schools led to less diversity — and why some think reopening a traditional public high school could help.

Air Date: February 18, 2020

Listen 13:08
Faced with hundreds of sexual abuse lawsuits, the Boy Scouts of America has filed for bankruptcy. (Tony Gutierrez/AP)
NPR
Community

Boy Scouts of America files for bankruptcy

The century-old organization's filing is a sign of financial instability as it faces some 300 lawsuits from men who say they were sexually abused as scouts.

6 years ago

Disposable vapes may be hotter than Juul among kids, according to researcher Bonnie Halpern-Felsher. (Courtesy of Bonnie Halpern-Felsher)
NPR
Health

Teens are still vaping flavors, thanks to new disposable vape pens

6 years ago

(Big Stocks)
Radio Times

Are we overparenting?

Psychologist Madeline Levine talks about her book, "Ready of Not" which offers advice for parenting in anxious times.

Air Date: February 13, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 48:59
A spoonful of honey makes the medicine...irrelevant. That's because honey works better than cough syrups to help with kids' coughs. (Rachen Buosa/Getty Images/EyeEm)
NPR
Health

For kid’s coughs, swap the over-the-counter syrups for honey

If you don't have little kids, or it's been a while, let me just break down for you why kids' coughs can be a truly miserable problem that can drive you to madness.

6 years ago

(Image courtesy of Bridget O'Neill)
Down the Shore
Community

Donor found ‘right at home’ for N.J. baby needing liver transplant, mother says

After being widely shared across social media and the radio and television airwaves, a match "right at home" has been found for a baby girl needing a liver transplant.

7 years ago

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