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NPR got an early look at data showing vastly different opportunities for children of different races across the U.S. living just neighborhoods apart. Albany, N.Y., has some of the greatest inequities.

The actor and puppeteer performed on the popular TV show from its very first episode in 1969 until his retirement last year.

A new survey from Sesame Workshop suggests when it comes to talking with kids about things such as race, class and gender, many parents have work to do.

In Florida, 16- and 17-year-olds can get married to someone of any age with the signature of a parent. If a girl is pregnant, she can get married at any…

Emory Jones just needs to look at his left arm for a reminder of what happened at Avon Park Youth Academy. There is a faint scar in the shape of a snake…

Psychologist Jean Twenge has observed dramatic shifts in behavior among children who go through adolescence with smartphones. They're spending less time with friends and reporting greater anxiety.

Children of people in the country illegally often experience fear and worry — with the shadow of deportation as a constant presence. How can they work through those emotions? One workshop uses comics.

The recent protests in Baltimore are the latest in a series of events that have strained the country’s relationship with police.In South Florida, a new…

11/20/14 - Thursday’s Topical Currents begins with a look at the Miami-Dade Guardian Ad Litem program, which goes to bat in court for abused, neglected…

11/13/14 - Thursday's Topical Currents begins with the Kids in Distress program, guided by the Community Foundation of Broward. It operates in Broward and…

08/18/14 - Monday’s Topical Currents focuses on back to school anxiety in children. Yes, some separation anxiety and fear are normal, but how can parents…

We have heard your complaints. And they are hilarious -- especially this one from a little girl from Toronto who had thoughts on spiders... and the city's…