Featured Stories

Pittsburgh teens who are changing our world

Marty Levine Thursday, April 11, 2013

Think one person can't make much of a difference? Wait until you meet these change makers--all of them teen girls.

Especially for Girls, Listen to the Kids

For Pittsburgh's top child-care advocate, it's a lifetime commitment

Marty Levine Thursday, April 11, 2013

April is the Month of the Young Child, and Michelle Figlar is at the center of it all, as head of PAEYC, the Pittsburgh Association for the Education of Young Children. She explains why educating our most vulnerable kids is more important than ever.

Top healthy kid activities: It's a family affair

Elizabeth Pagel-Hogan Thursday, April 11, 2013

A new rowing camp for pre-teens, jumping at the library, racing for a good cause: Pittsburgh families have ways to stay healthy that never feel like work.

Places to Play and Learn

'Mom and Me' classes for all ages -- and not just for moms

Marty Levine Thursday, April 11, 2013

Moms and kids may still be the most popular pairing, but "Grownup and Me" classes are out there in Pittsburgh, and dads are welcome everywhere.

Places to Play and Learn

Educational standouts to celebrate

Marty Levine Thursday, January 31, 2013

A community activist running for school board, a grad student who created a school and now oversees teacher effectiveness, a social worker who brings communities together and more -- all of these Pittsburghers are outside the classroom but still bringing special talents to local education.

Big Ideas and Innovators

At-home moms with at-home businesses make it work

Marty Levine Thursday, January 31, 2013

Pittsburgh moms who are staying home to raise their kids and build a career are finding fresh ways to ensure that both thrive -- but it's sometimes a real challenge.

Secretly teach your kids career- and school-building skills

Elizabeth Pagel-Hogan Thursday, January 31, 2013

Pittsburgh is jumping with programs that let kids exercise their minds while having a blast -- and these programs just might help lead to school and career success too.

Places to Play and Learn

Taking computer science outside the lab

Joshua Barnes Thursday, January 31, 2013

Bringing the thinking and the work behind computer science is the "new basic" for Pittsburgh students learning real-world skills and tech careers.

Places to Play and Learn

Beverly's Birthdays: a reason to party

Marty Levine Thursday, November 01, 2012

When Megs Yunn met a young girl who never had a birthday party, it motivated her to create an organization that throws birthday parties for at-risk kids. In a remarkable and touching story, the kids at Sojourners House look forward to the monthly bash where everyone gets to celebrate in style.

Eureka moments that made local teachers great

Marty Levine Thursday, November 01, 2012

Eureka moments for great teachers come in all shapes and sizes -- just like their students. Kidsburgh talked to wonderful local educators about the moments in teaching when they discovered their own voices, fresh instructional methods and new paths to success.

Big Ideas and Innovators

Paint, parrots, ice, clay -- and helping out -- are best bets for fall and winter fun

Elizabeth Pagel-Hogan Thursday, November 01, 2012

Paintball and parrots, ice and clay, volunteering to harvest -- here's how to keep fall and winter fun.

Places to Play and Learn

Big ideas for fixing the 'summer slide' hit Pittsburgh's national conference

Marty Levine Thursday, November 01, 2012

From a Hunger Games-themed summer program to camp-like sessions, educators from across the U.S. converged on Pittsburgh to learn the best way to stop students' "summer slide" at the National Summer Learning conference.

Big Ideas and Innovators

Save a Kid, Save a Community

Elaine Labalme Thursday, July 19, 2012

A cool new enterprise in Lawrenceville, a product of the Boys and Girls Club, teaches high school students how to run their own business while attending the charter school housed in the same building upstairs. Here's how to breed the entrepreneurial spirit, early stage.

Why are so many parents talking up Dr. Todd Wolynn?

Marty Levine Thursday, July 19, 2012

What's so unusual about the pediatrics office of Dr. Todd Wolynn? "We view the practice as a living lab," he says. If you can think it up, and it helps patients, and it makes business sense, we're going to try it." Could be one reason parents are flocking to him with their kids.

Students dish about what makes a teacher special

David Golebiewski Thursday, July 19, 2012

It's the middle of summer in Pittsburgh: Who's thinking about school today? Kids are. They understand what makes a great teacher from a student's perspective, and they've let Kidsburgh know what was best last year -- and what they're hoping to find next month.

Listen to the Kids, Mostly for Teachers