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A man displays his concealed handgun in this 2013 file photo. (AP Photo/Al Behrman, File)
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Courts & Law

Permitting concealed guns in Pa. schools would make kids less safe

Legislation recently passed out of the Senate to permit school personnel to carry concealed guns in Pennsylvania's public schools is a dangerous step in the wrong direction.

9 years ago

Bill Maher and Ice Cube
Radio Times

“How dare you!” – on political outrage

Guests: Angela Nagel, Jillian Jordan, Conor Friedersdorf Political discourse has turned into an outrage machine. ...

Air Date: June 21, 2017

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kids jumping
Radio Times

“Popular: The Power of Likability in a Status-Obsessed World”

Guest: Mitch Prinstein Most of us have some painful memories from our school days – maybe we were always the la ...

Air Date: June 12, 2017

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 (<a href='https://www.bigstockphoto.com/image-147630257/stock-photo-an-african-american-boy-on-the-shoulders-of-his-father-leans-over-to-kiss-him-on-the-cheek-his-father-laughs-with-closed-eyes'>ITLPhoto</a>/Big Stock Photo)
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Lifestyle

Let dads father and moms mother

On May 4, 2017, I read an article that I feel devalued and misrepresented the true nature of dads in its title: “ ...

9 years ago

 Tadpoles (<a href='https://www.bigstockphoto.com/image-123682742/stock-photo-wood-frog-tadpoles-%28rana-sylvatica%29-a-group-of-tadpoles-%28or-pollywogs%29-is-called-an-army-%0D%0A%2A%2A-note%3A-visible-grain-at-100%25%2C-best-at-smaller-sizes'>Steve Byland</a>/Big Stock Photo)
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Education

Kids thrive when they swim among peers and mentors with common interests

Learning heroes can come from a wide range of settings in young people’s lives. One unexpectedly appeared in my son’s life when he wa ...

9 years ago

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Radio Times
Health

Fraternity hazing culture

Guests: Doug Fierberg, Gentry McCreary 18 members of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity at Penn State University face c ...

Air Date: May 12, 2017

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 Four-year-old D’Juan Roane-Kirby
NewsWorks Tonight
Health

‘Driving’ to Delaware operating room gets kids revved up for dental surgery

Miniature vehicles are helping a Wilmington, Delaware, clinic ease fear before surgery and cut down on medication. Four-year-old D ...

9 years ago

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Martha lives in South Philadelphia. She has been taking her two boys to Mighty Writers since this branch in South Philadelphia opened about two years ago. Her sons are taking an immigration story workshop run by Nora Litz. (Emily Cohen for NewsWorks)
Courts & Law

Martha: Living amidst a culture of fear

“Life, unauthorized” is a series from WHYY that looks at the personal immigration stories of individuals who are living in the Philadelphia region without legal status.

9 years ago

 Siblings, Rogyer, 7, Jeidi, 8, and Romny, 7, show off their comics. Almost all of the comics the students have made illustrate the fear they have of ICE and the possible separation of their families. Mighty Writers El Futuro in South Philadelphia hosted a 10-class comic book workshop created by Nora Litz to help give their students a new outlet to talk about their fears after the 2016 elections. (Emily Cohen for NewsWorks)
Courts & Law

Jeidi: Fearing how to survive if parents are deported

“Life, unauthorized” is a series from WHYY that looks at the per ...

9 years ago

‘Patricia’ immigrated from Guatemala with her then 5-year-old daughter 19 years ago. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Courts & Law

‘Patricia’: Supporting a family in the U.S. and in Guatemala

“Life, unauthorized” is a series from WHYY that looks at the per ...

9 years ago

a teenager sits alone
Radio Times

How to talk about teen suicide

Guests: Guy Diamond, Carolina Hausmann-Stabile, Matthew Wintersteen The controversial Netflix series, 13 Reas ...

Air Date: May 8, 2017

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Arts & Entertainment

Nature and the environment come together in an art lesson for Wilmington students [video]

A simple project like using colored pencils to draw their favorite animals could turn into a lifelong lesson for 5th graders in Mrs. Morris' art class.

9 years ago

August Clayton, 5, builds a geodesic dome, a shape popularized by innovator Richard Buckminster Fuller.
View Finders
Science

Innovation and inspiration for kids at Philadelphia Science Festival

When you are young, the science bug might bite you at any time. For a young boy named Sonny Viscelli, it happened during a visit to the T ...

9 years ago

Speak Easy
Education

Kensington school program has kids rocking toward a musical future

Over the last four years, siblings Alexus Arthur, 16, and Eugene Arthur, 13, have made meteoric strides in the ...

9 years ago

 Artist Jim Nuttle captured Mimi Ito's Learning Innovation presentation.
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Education

It takes a ‘learning hero’ to break out of the education pipeline

Who is your learning hero? Who would you say has been an inspirational person in your life who has unlocked new ideas and pushed you to learn?

9 years ago

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