Kids

While scores have ebbed this year, Department of Education officials are stressing that scores in the Smarter Balanced tests have risen since they were first given in 2015.

At a news conference to detail the church's actions, Harrisburg Bishop Ronald Gainer apologized to those who were abused.

It's already known that female soccer players are at a higher risk of concussion than males.

Some psychologists say the ruling could hurt kids who allege sexual abuse.

A Philadelphia barber, who's been at his trade for 25 years, created the Junior Barber Academy to teach children as young as 7 how to cut hair.

The program is designed to help low-income students prevent 'summer brain drain' by mixing a morning of school work at the library with fun in the afternoon at the YMCA.

The group PennEnvironment joins elected officials in calling for a ban on styrofoam.  We review the status of recreational legalization ...

Songs from a half century ago still resound with meaning for a troubled time

In its third year, the weeklong Philly Girls Play Chess camp is the creation of ASAP (After School Activities Partnership).

When moms are imprisoned, it hurts families, neighborhoods and communities, legislator says.

Coalition representing soda distributors and stores selling soda continues calling on elected officials to repeal the tax.

The butterfly pavilion at the Insectarium in Northeast Philadelphia will host a concert of bug music.

Parents today struggle to set screen time guidelines. One big reason is a lack of role models.

The Philadelphia Museum of Art's summertime Art Splash program takes cues from urban Modernism.

With its artificial intelligence, My Loopy has seven toy-grade sensors that respond to touch, light, sound, proximity, temperature, and motions to learn from its user.