
Kids
Delaware principal who embezzled $162,000 gets 18 months in prison
A federal judge has sentenced the former principal of a New Castle charter school to 18 months in prison for embezzling $162,000 over a f ...
7 years ago
Delaware coalition announces funding plan for low-income kids
Delaware has found itself with over $50 million in unanticipated one-time tax revenue dollars and one group is trying to persuade the state to place these funds into a trust.
7 years ago
Listen 2:19Pa. lawmakers start weighing child welfare reforms
In September, a report from the state auditor general's office declared Pennsylvania's child welfare system "broken." Now, lawmakers have begun considering how to improve it.
7 years ago
Christina district, state working on proposal to close 3 schools
Christina School District is considering a plan to close three Wilmington elementary schools and expand two others in the city, according to a confidential memo.
7 years ago
What’s $800 and already sold out? This Lego Star Wars ship
It made the Kessel Run in less than 12 parsecs. But a new buildable version of Han Solo's famous Millennium Falcon is currently stalled.
7 years ago
Pa. House passes ‘clean’ CHIP renewal, without ban on transgender coverage
The routine bill became controversial this year, because the Senate inserted language that would have prohibited CHIP from covering transgender kids' transition surgeries.
7 years ago
Teaching kids to live for today
Every day that I’m fortunate enough to wake up, I reach down to the thin space between my bed frame and box spring.
7 years ago
Funding freeze for Delaware's early learning 'Stars'
At Babes on the Square child care center in Brandywine Hundred, 160 little stars spend their days in a nurturing learning environment. ...
7 years ago
Listen 5:29Philly summit tackles childhood lead poisoning
City officials and advocates for children’s health gathered Friday at a conference aimed at helping Philadelphia advance measures to reduce lead exposure in homes.
7 years ago
Philly-area high schools upgrade helmets, but there’s room for improvement
Given the dangers of brain trauma from helmet-to-helmet contact, would you want your child to play high school football? A new Philadelphia Inquirer analysis offers insight.
7 years ago
Listen 4:45Dogs are all ears as kids practice reading in Philly libraries
Studies show that reading to animals calms beginners and improves confidence in children who are reading aloud.
7 years ago
Listen 1:30Delaware state Sen. Dave Sokola talks Wilmington school reform
State Senator Dave Sokola, chairman of the Senate Education Committee, is here to discuss the issues facing Wilmington’s schools.
7 years ago
Kenney to give major speech on future of Philly schools
On Thursday, Mayor Jim Kenney will address the future of Philadelphia’s public schools, the latest sign that the system’s governance structure could be in for a major shakeup.
7 years ago
Burlington City, N.J., schools to push back start times by 20 minutes
The change goes into effect in September of 2018 and affects most grades.
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