Kids

Thousands of accusations of sexual abuse and harassment of migrant children in government-funded shelters were made over the past four years.

We discuss the Jeffrey Epstein and other recent cases of powerful people who, until now, have escaped justice for sex abuse crimes.

After several incidents came to light in the early 2000s, the school said it would take action. So why are beatings still happening?

Andrew and Elad Dvash-Banks have twin sons, born four minutes apart. The U.S. State Department has maintained that one is a U.S. citizen and one is not.

When it comes to adoption, Americans might assume that each child is treated equally. But research shows that darker-skinned children are repeatedly discriminated against.

When children cross the border without their parents, they're sent to federal shelters until caseworkers can find them a home. But everything changes when they turn 18.

Parents also say Facebook made it challenging to find out how to report what had happened and often would not reimburse parents.

Talent, I argue, is not born, it’s made – and parents can make a big difference.

The Department of Homeland Security has announced new guidelines to track child marriages among immigrants in the United States.

The new “Mythic Creatures” exhibit opens at The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University Saturday.

A little-known learning disability is helping kids — and adults — reframe their struggles with numbers.

For decades, people in the U.S. have worried about falling behind the rest of the world at math. Some teachers think they have answers.

A measles outbreak in Washington state prompted Gov. Jay Inslee to declare a state of emergency on Jan. 25. As of Thursday, 55 cases have been confirmed this year.

WHYY hosted “Uneven Play,” a community conversation with parents, school district representatives — and kids — to discuss playground inequity.

What matters to a child’s health? Sure, some things are embedded in our genetics. But from the moment we’re born, there are a million ...