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Kids

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a 2020 presidential candidate, addresses teachers in Philadelphia on Monday, May 12. 2019. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren stumps in Northeast Philly, presents education plan

Promising tuition-free public colleges and retiring student loan debt for millions if she’s elected president in 2020, Sen. Warren met with members of the American Federation

7 years ago

HUD Secretary Ben Carson is portraying the proposed change as a way to help low-income Americans who are in need of housing assistance. (Shannon Finney/Getty Images)
NPR
Community

Proposed rule could evict 55,000 children from subsidized housing

Tens of thousands of poor children — all of them American citizens or legal residents — could lose their housing under a new rule proposed Friday by the Trump administration.

7 years ago

This June 28, 1989 file photo shows Fred Rogers as he rehearses the opening of his PBS show
Lifestyle

Mister Rogers’ home state plans day of kindness in his honor

Residents of Fred Rogers' home state of Pennsylvania will be encouraged to exhibit acts of kindness in honor of the beloved PBS children's show host.

7 years ago

Natalie Edman (left), a freshman at the University of Pennsylvania, gives Quintin Whitner, 6 (center), a swimming lesson through We Can Swim on March 23, 2019. (Rachel Wisniewski for WHYY)

For non-swimmers, a chance to jump in the water and learn

A 2017 study found 66% of African-American kids couldn’t swim well enough to be safe in the deep end of a pool. We Can Swim dives in to change that.

7 years ago

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Josie Shipley received many books for her 6-month birthday. Her mother, Nicole Chaney, requested extras to donate — 60 in all — to new mothers in 2015 at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, where she worked. (Courtesy of Nicole Chaney)
Health

Your baby’s brain: If you want to build a better mind, tell stories

Reading, even talking, to a little one furiously directs neuron fibers to places in the brain where the magic of language, memory and attention develop.

7 years ago

School children in classroom. (via ShutterStock)
Education

Saluting the unsung heroes of education in Bucks, Montgomery

The Council for the Advancement of Public Schools recognizes four unsung heroes serving in schools in Bucks and Montgomery counties in Pennsylvania.

7 years ago

Faith Green practices setting volleyballs at a sports clinic through Philly Girls in Motion. (Angela Gervasi for WHYY)

Young and fit: How to build healthy bodies? Do it as a family

Promoting children’s wellness is more complex than exercise and good food, experts say: “It's not about the scale moving, it's about your mindset changing.”

7 years ago

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Students play a team-building game after taking a Zumba class with teacher Maya Sutton. The after school curriculum is organized by Philly Girls in Motion, a non-profit that aims to connect girls and active play. (Angela Gervasi for WHYY)

Young and fit: Creating safe spaces for girls to move, exercise

There’s still a gender gap when it comes to kids and sports. Here’s what one group is doing to change that.

7 years ago

Listen 3:12
Volunteers Gabby Fink (left) and Carol Rowehl (right) help Emma Reed, 6, to stay upright on horse Prince Caspian on April 7, 2019. Reed is a participant in Pegasus Therapeutic Riding Academy's new Stepping Forward program for children of first responders. (Rachel Wisniewski for WHYY)
Community

Kids of first responders find calm, security in the company of horses

Horses help ease the anxiety of kids worried about firefighter and paramedic parents. As they learn to feed, groom and care for the horses they also learn to let go of stress.

7 years ago

Listen 3:46
A picture of Richard Halvorson as a boy scout in 1982, when he was 11-years-old, is displayed during a news conference in Newark, N.J., Tuesday, April 30, 2019. Halvorson is alleging sexual abuse in a lawsuit filed against the Boy Scouts of America. (Seth Wenig/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

New Jersey man sues Boy Scouts to force release of secret ‘perversion files’

The lawsuit filed Monday in state court does not seek monetary damages from the Boy Scouts of America.

7 years ago

In this June 2018 photo, Christian, from Honduras, recounts his separation from his child at the border. A judge has given the federal government six months to identify children separated from their families. (Matt York/AP)
NPR
Courts & Law

Court orders administration to identify separated migrant children within 6 months

The administration had said it hoped to identify the children within six months, but it opposed a specific deadline in case finding the children took longer than expected.

7 years ago

A helicopter dropped thousands of Easter eggs on to the River Fields in Northeast Philadelphia Saturday. (Brad Larrison for WHYY)
View Finders
Community

Look! Up in the sky! It’s the Easter chopper, delivering sweet treats to the Northeast!

It was a Philadelphia first: an aerially assisted Easter egg hunt in Northeast Philadelphia.

7 years ago

Maurice Barnes plays in the schoolyard behind Lowell Elementary School in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
The Why
Health

Why it’s so hard to get playgrounds in Philly’s public schools

Two-thirds of Philly's public schools don't have playgrounds. Research shows the spaces are beneficial for kids, so why is it so hard to build them?

Air Date: April 17, 2019

Listen 12:05
A visitor to the Franklin Institute's Marvel Comics exhibit poses for a photo with a life-size Spider-Man figure. The exhibit promises to be a crowd pleaser, with a quarter million visitors expected through the summer. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Marvel universe brings all its superheroes to the Franklin Institute

The superhero exhibit traces 80 years of comics and movies. Visitors can also learn about the process of making comics, including drawing, inking, coloring, and layout.

7 years ago

(AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

The high cost of good child care

We explore the rising cost of child care -- why quality daycare is so difficult to find and how to make it more affordable.

Air Date: April 11, 2019 10:00 am

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