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Philly Parenting
Lifestyle

Philly’s family-friendly Halloween happenings

Do you like to be scared? I don’t!

8 years ago

Michael Farrell, principal of Penn Alexander School, has been working to bring a chapter of the national Gay Lesbian and Straight Education Network organization to Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Education

National organization looking to offer LGBTQ support in every Philly school

Gay Lesbian and Straight Education Network provides tools and foundations for schools to to address needs of LGBTQ students.

8 years ago

First lady Melania Trump speaks during a visit to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Health

First lady Melania Trump visits Philly to support tracking system for babies born in opioid withdrawal

After a brief ...

8 years ago

NPR
Health

CDC investigates cases of rare neurological ‘mystery illness’ in kids

Possible causes being considered include viruses that affect the digestive system called enteroviruses, and possibly strains of rhinoviruses.

8 years ago

In this April 10, 2008, file photo puppeteer Caroll Spinney is interviewed during a break from taping an episode of
Lifestyle

Puppeteer who played Big Bird on ‘Sesame Street’ retiring

His apprentice, Matt Vogel, will succeed him in the Big Bird role. He also plays Kermit the Frog.

8 years ago

Just outside the tiny town of Tornillo, Texas, is a temporary shelter for migrant children. It opened in June and last month the federal government announced it was expanding the shelter's capacity to 3,800 beds — making it the largest shelter in the system for kids who cross the border alone. (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services via AP)
NPR
Politics & Policy

U.S. plans to expand tent camp in Texas for unaccompanied migrant children

Reporters got a rare glimpse inside the facility on Friday.

8 years ago

In this Friday, Aug. 24, 2018 photo, Sarah Zuidema, a former Bethany Christian Services supervisor, poses in Grand Rapids, Mich. As the agency started receiving more Central American children, several former Bethany social workers said they were encouraged to recruit new foster families at the agency’s traditional base, the Christian Reformed Church, and other local churches. (Paul Sancya/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

AP Investigation: Deported parents may lose kids to adoption

John Sandweg, who headed ICE under the Obama administration, said he worries that many more migrant children recently taken from their families may never see them again.

8 years ago

A mural of the Neshaminy High School mascot. (Eugene Sonn/WHYY)
Education

Controversial school mascot could disappear from Bucks County school district

The Neshaminy School District may be forced to give up its Redskins mascot after a hearing by the Pennsylvania Human Relation Commission

8 years ago

President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, a federal appeals court judge, listens to a question while testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018, for the second day of his confirmation hearing to replace retired Justice Anthony Kennedy. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo)
Community

For teens, a real-life study in staying power of mistakes

A big difference today — it's unlikely to take 30 years for misconduct to cause problems.

8 years ago

Middle school students change classes (Jessica Kourkounis for WHYY, file)
Education

Delaware schools win $9M grant to improve mental health services

The program will prevent young students from falling through the cracks.

8 years ago

Education

Early evidence of a ‘Trump effect’ on bullying in schools

Preliminary study results show that a community's preference for Trump is associated with higher rates of teasing and bullying in Virginia middle schools.

8 years ago

Linwood Bellamy (right) hands his son, Kareem Bellamy, 20, his lunch bag as he loads into the taxi that will take him to school. An increasing number of Philadelphia students are relying on cabs to transport them to and from school. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Philly’s $40,000 cab ride, and what it says about modern, urban education

In spite of high costs and sketchy results, taxicabs are ferrying more and more Philadelphia students to school each year.

8 years ago

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Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh during the second day of his Supreme Court confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
NPR
Community

How to talk to young people about the Kavanaugh story

In the age of #MeToo, experts say parents are the primary educators about consent, and the current debate offers a teachable moment.

8 years ago

A grand jury report on sexual abuse by Roman Catholic clergy in Pennsylvania has proved to be especially difficult reading for parishioners of St. Therese’s Church outside Wilkes-Barre. Now Pennsylvania's Roman Catholic dioceses say they are willing to set up a victims compensation fund as they face the prospect that state lawmakers will give victims of decades-old child sexual abuse another chance to sue the church. (AP Photo/Michael Rubinkam)
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania dioceses consider victims compensation fund

Pennsylvania’s Roman Catholic dioceses said late Friday they are willing to set up a victims compensation fund as they face the pro ...

8 years ago

(Emma Lee/WHYY)
Education

New Jersey boosts preschool funding for 31 districts

Districts that were recently awarded this new round of funding include:

8 years ago

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