“We all believe that by investing in our kids ... we’re investing in the future of our region. We’re providing kids better opportunities. We’re providing a brighter future for the region.”

"Hope is what we cling to. Programs like this, schools like this, companies that hire people with autism... it gives you hope for the future."

Yu-Ling Behr visits Pittsburgh Today Live to discuss what you can do to help your kids prevent summer learning loss.

School is letting out for kids everywhere, and while summer vacation is fun, summer learning loss is a real problem. One study cited by Brookings Institute found that kids in grades 2 to 9 lost 25 to 30% of their school year learning over the summer. The problem disproportionately affects low-income students who may not be able...

This year’s 10-day festival gives kids lots of fun ways to be creative with hands-on activities, experience interactive performances and be blown away by wild visuals.

Research shows that playing chess makes you smarter. Now, a local teenager is working to improve the lives of underprivileged children by teaching them chess. Ashley Priore created a non-profit four years ago when she was 14-years old, and now, she has four employees teaching chess at 50 locations. On top of that, she’s organizing...

“Anytime a parent and a child can have an engaging experience together, it is worthwhile.”

When a woman is pregnant, there’s a lot of attention on how she’s doing from doctors, friends and family, but once the baby is born, the focus goes to the baby, and the mom is sometimes on her own to figure it out. A local program called Nurture PA is helping moms when they need...

Kidsburgh Ambassador Yu-Ling Behr stops by Pittsburgh Today Live on KDKA TV to chat with host Heather Abraham about how schools in the Pittsburgh region are remaking learning.  Learn about education visionary Ted Dintersmith‘s recent visit to Pittsburgh and why he highlights the Remake Learning Network in new book “What School Could Be.” And, learn what schools are doing for Remake...

Did you ever think about the way high school is taught? It hasn’t changed in a century, while so much is changing all around us.  Why is algebra always taught in ninth grade.. or world history in tenth grade? And why are science, English, and history separate subjects anyway? Ted Dintersmith explores this in his...

"I was kind of like born into it because my sister won, and my Dad played and then my Grandma played."

Only 17 states require high school students to take a course in personal finance, and Pennsylvania is not one of them. That means it’s up to parents. Some local schools are teaching kids by helping them open their own savings accounts and encouraging them to save a little every week, but all parents can all...

Kidsburgh Ambassador Yu-Ling Behr stops by Pittsburgh Today Live on KDKA TV to chat with host Heather Abraham about the the Summer ’18 Website, a collaboration by Allegheny Partners for Out of School Time (APOST) of the United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania, City of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County.  This one-stop website features more than 1,000 events in the APOST Program Finder, the Summer “Learn...

Now’s the time to figure out what kids can do this summer to keep their minds active and to keep them out of trouble, and there is a comprehensive website and job fairs that will help. The City of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County and an organization within the United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania called APOST, which...

"This is the best thing in the whole school because it helps you with college, financial aid, money, everything!"