Kristine Sorensen
News Anchor and Reporter at KDKA-TV (Pittsburgh, PA)
KDKA Anchor & Reporter, Wife of Marty Griffin, Mom of 3, Fan of Pittsburgh!
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3 weeks ago |
cbsnews.com | Kristine Sorensen
April is Donate Life Month April is Donate Life Month, and Pittsburgh has been called the "transplantation capital of the world" because of the pioneering work of Dr. Thomas Starzl. One of the most successful types of transplants are when living donors give their own organs — either a kidney or part of their liver. Eileen Stanford was a nurse at a dialysis center when she donated one of her kidneys to her husband, Don, 21 years ago.
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3 weeks ago |
kidsburgh.org | Kristine Sorensen
A recent Common Sense Media survey of kids ages 11 to 17 found some stunning statistics: Half of the students surveyed receive 237 or more notifications on their phone each day. And the median amount of time they spent on their phones at school each day is 43 minutes. That's one reason more teachers and child experts are pushing for school districts to develop phone-free school policies.
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4 weeks ago |
cbsnews.com | Kristine Sorensen
Spring is here, and there are all kinds of things for families to do together to explore the area, the arts and sports. Check out some highlights of what's happening this weekend! The full weekend events guide is here. Friday, March 28-Sunday, March 30: Dick's Sporting Goods Sports Equiment Trade-InCleats too small to use this spring? This weekend, bring your gently used sporting equipment to Dick's House of Sports at Ross Park Mall to trade it in for a Dick's gift card.
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4 weeks ago |
kidsburgh.org | Kristine Sorensen
Schools across the country are grappling with what to do about cell phones and other devices that are often distracting in classrooms and harming the social and emotional learning of kids. A meta-analysis across 14 countries determined that cell phone use in schools negatively impacts educational outcomes, including test scores and GPA, according to Fairplay for Kids.
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1 month ago |
cbsnews.com | Kristine Sorensen
A recent Common Sense Media survey of kids ages 11 to 17 found that half of the participants received 237 or more notifications on their phones each day, and the median amount of time they spent on their phones at school is 43 minutes per day. That's one reason more teachers and child experts are pushing school districts to develop phone-free policies. The American Federation of Teachers and the National Education Association endorsed bell-to-bell phone-free policies in schools on Monday.
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Have your kids talked about death? As a parent, it can be instinctive to want to shield them from the topic, but through the pandemic, it’s easy to understand the interest. The Yale Child Study Center is actually encouraging the conversation. https://t.co/wDgrdhMhvJ
Did you know that kids with learning disabilities have the highest dropout rate? Mentorship can be such a life changing resource for these kids. A great program is connecting local students with mentors from the University of Pittsburgh. https://t.co/gtqFp0dK8P
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