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Pennsylvania state Rep. Mark Rozzi, D-Berks,  says creating compensation funds is a step in the right direction, but retroactive lawsuits should be an option too. (Marc Levy/AP Photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Pa. House likely to rally behind abuse protection bill; Senate still at-odds

One of the first things on the agenda when lawmakers return to Harrisburg this month will be a bill that makes it easier for people who w ...

8 years ago

Students play dress-up and draw on a whiteboard in a Christopher House preschool class. (Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report)
Education

Making the preschool magic last as children get older

How one school’s efforts to support parents and families has led to success.

8 years ago

This undated file photo provided by HHS' Administration for Children and Families shows the shelter used to house unaccompanied foreign children in Tornillo, Texas. The U.S. government says the West Texas tent shelter will remain open through the end of the year. A spokesman for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018, that the facility will be expanded to 3,800 beds from its initial capacity of 360 beds. (HHS' Administration for Children and Families via AP, File)
Politics & Policy

Government to expand, extend Texas tent shelter for children

The U.S. government will expand its tent shelter for immigrant minors crossing the southwest border to 3,800 beds and keep it open through the end of this year.

8 years ago

Gymnast Jessica Howard, who was sexually abused by USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar, speaks on behalf of the victims of Catholic priests, urging Pennsylvania to adopt a law that would suspend the statute of limitations in claims of child sexual abuse. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Survivors of child sex abuse again push Pa. to suspend statute of limitations

Lawmakers are also urged to provide a two-year window for past victims to file civil charges retroactively.

8 years ago

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Children's vomiting reaction is easily triggered and sometimes all parents can do is hold back their hair and wait it out.
(Image Source/Getty Images/Image Source)
NPR
Health

The queasy truth about why kids are so prone to vomiting

The mechanism of vomiting, or emesis, is the same in kids and adults.

8 years ago

Radio Times
Lifestyle

How to fix youth sports

Guests: Beth Devine, Travis Dorsch, Tom Farrey Participation in youth sports is declining, particularly among low ...

Air Date: September 10, 2018 10:00 am

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April Ellis weighs some bananas at the Island Avenue Shoprite in Southwest Philadelphia while shopping with her grandchildren,  Kalanni and Shareef. (Avi Wolfman-Arent/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Turning chores into classrooms: New grocery store experiment hopes to inspire learning

If you’re grocery shopping in Philadelphia over the next year you might run into a cherubic cartoon character named A.J.

8 years ago

 A Carlisle Historical Society exhibit depicts the 'assimilation' process that students at the Carlisle school underwent. The children pictured are not the three Arapaho boys. (Carlisle Historical Society)
Community

Carlisle Indian school legacy presents a conflicted point-of-view

For Native Americans, the school has become a symbol of intergenerational trauma, but also a testament to the strength, spirit and resilience of their cultures.

8 years ago

Rosy does dishes. Getting the 2-year-old involved in chores did lead to the kitchen being flooded and dishes being broken. But now she is still eager to help. (Michaeleen Doucleff/NPR)
NPR
Lifestyle

How to get kids to do chores: Does the Maya method work?

Researchers have documented that kids in Mexico with ties to indigenous communities tend to be more helpful.

8 years ago

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Education

N.J. gov embraces idea of school alarms linked to police, wants funding change

Gov. Phil Murphy has conditionally vetoed a bill requiring all New Jersey public school buildings to be equipped with a panic alarm syste ...

8 years ago

(Illustration by Steve Teare)
The Pulse
Health

Times have changed. Is sex ed ready?

The LGBTQ and #MeToo movements are shifting our cultural attitudes. Is what we teach in the classroom shifting, too?

8 years ago

Listen 7:46
Science Leadership Academy students Khalid Abogourin (left), 17, and Horace Ryan III, 16, created a handbook for first year teachers that is being used in teacher orientations throughout the school district.
Education

With glossary of city slang, Philly students create jawn for new teachers

The handbook contains sections with student perspectives on classroom situations, reminiscences of inspiring teachers, and a listing of the latest slang.

8 years ago

(Image via Advocates for Children of New Jersey)
Health

New Jersey kids better off than most in U.S., but poverty rates vary widely by county

About 15 percent of kids in the Garden State live in poverty, while the national average is 21 percent.

8 years ago

Back school backpack and supplies. (Photo Courtesy/BigStock)
Philly Parenting
Education

5 ways to ease back into your school schedule

That time of summer is here…when the stores are filled with school supplies, bus schedules and teacher assignments are announced and ki ...

8 years ago

Berks County Representative Mark Rozzi is pushing a bill that would extend Pennsylvania's statute of limitations and open a window for retroactive lawsuits. It has stalled several times. (WITF)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

In wake of clergy abuse report, a likely legislative fight brews in Pa.

Early responses indicate some of the most significant reforms will still face roadblocks.

8 years ago

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