City’s new lactation rooms part of Gilman’s vision for a family-friendly Pittsburgh

Dedicated spaces open to nursing mothers serving jury duty or working in Downtown buildings.

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11 music programs helping Pittsburgh youth break into the biz

Whether your kid is a budding performer, audio engineer, conductor or show promoter, Pittsburgh offers countless musical opportunities to explore and develop technical and creative talents.

Community Sourced Mixtape Project lets traumatized kids express themselves

The Community Sourced Mixtape Project gives teens and tweens at the Women’s Center & Shelter a creative outlet to express themselves.

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Saturday Light Brigade launches kids-only radio station Youth Express

The Saturday Light Brigade has just launched an internet radio station, Youth Express, which broadcasts youth voices 24/7.

2015 Pittsburgh School Board Elections 101

Not sure who you’re going to vote for in the upcoming Pittsburgh School Board elections? Our candidate guide can help.

Talking to teens about social media

When we teach kids to challenge beauty standards and to be tolerant of differences, we need to ensure those messages carry over to their digital lives too.

When the kids are in charge

Student-centered education models in Pittsburgh such as the Three Rivers Village School.

Pittsburgh teens who are changing our world

When Charlotte Murphy was in fourth grade in 2010, she joined the basketball team at Linden K-5. Then she discovered the true state of girls’ basketball in Pittsburgh Public Schools […]

Teens and glass arts: a bright combination at Pittsburgh Glass Center

Teens and glass arts: a bright combination at Pittsburgh Glass Center It’s not more difficult to teach teens the various glass arts than it is to teach them to adults, […]

Kids wanted for SLB Radio showcase of talent in the arts and more

SLB Radio Productions’ Saturday Light Brigade is looking for school-age kids who want to share their talent on the air, whether it’s in the arts or as a member of […]

Schoolkid in landmark case is now woman inspiring new Pitt Constitution course for highschoolers

Mary Beth Tinker was only 13 in 1965 when she, her brother John and other junior-high kids decided to protest the Vietnam War by wearing black armbands. Her school in […]