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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

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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)
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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

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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

Listen 49:29
Radio Times
Lifestyle

Making time to parent

Julie Morgenstern, author of "Time to Parent," talks about the scheduling pressures families face and gives advice on how to organize your time so you can be a better parent,

Air Date: March 29, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 49:45
3D Illustration of Human Cells (Bigstock/Usis)
Science

CHOP developing Pediatric Cell Atlas to better understand childhood health and disease

The atlas would map every cell in a child’s body and advance understanding of how and why pediatric diseases occur.

8 years ago

The American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Heart Association, in a joint statement, endorsed taxes on sugary drinks, restrictions on marketing to kids and incentives for healthier purchases.
(Melissa Lomax Speelman/Getty Images)
NPR
Health

To curb kids’ sugary drink habits, pediatricians call for soda taxes nationally

The nation's leading group of kids' doctors has endorsed a range of strategies designed to curb children's consumption — including taxes on sugary drinks and marketing limits.

8 years ago

A logo sign on a Hyperloop test track outside of the headquarters of Space Exploration Technologies Corp., also known as SpaceX, in Hawthorne, California, on December 10, 2017. (Kristoffer Tripplaar/Sipa USA via AP Images)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Regional Roundup – 3/18/19

In our Monday Regional Roundup, we talk about a proposed hyperloop for Pa, Delaware's popular vote bill, and teenage sleep and school start times.

Air Date: March 18, 2019 10:00 am

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During the era that social media and smartphones has risen, depression and stress among young people has also risen. (Roy James Shakespeare/Getty Images)
NPR
Health

Rise in depression among teens, young adults could be linked to social media use

A study finds the percentage of U.S. teens and young adults reporting mental distress, depression and suicidal thoughts and actions has risen significantly in 10 years.

8 years ago

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