It's official-- and weirdly radical-- the Boy Scouts of America will now welcome girls. The Scouts announced on Wednesday that it will soon drop the word "boy" from its namesake program and begin to ...

Content creation and online safety among new topics for 14- to 18-year-olds – but tweaks may be needed when social media ban comes in ...

The Girl Scouts of the USA has been turning out smart future leaders of America for the past century. Those girls and young women have collected countless badges for activities related to art, science ...

Senior girl scout Jaca Gooding, 14, of Washington, D.C., joined the Girl Scout Council of the Nation's Capital for the announcement of the date for Girl Scout Rock the Mall: 100th Anniversary ...

LUBBOCK, Texas— Scouting America gives children the chance to achieve great accomplishments. Each life lesson and skill a ...

I know my knots, but I am not an Eagle Scout. To my regret and the eternal disappointment of my Eagle Scout father, my advancement fizzled out at the rank of Life Scout. When I turned 15, I was ...

Today on All Things Considered, Alisha Niehaus of the Girl Scouts of the USA talks to host Guy Raz about a big update: For the first time in a quarter-century, they've completely overhauled the system ...

In an increasingly digital world, developing robust skills in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Cybersecurity is becoming not just an option, but a necessity. Scouts, renowned globally for their ...

The Girl Scouts' newest badges celebrate art in the outdoors. wackystuff (Flickr/Creative Commons) What comes to mind when you think Girl Scouts? No, not cookies; though 194 million boxes of the ...

Merit badges have always been the heart of the Boy Scouts. They reflect the skills and knowledge considered important at the time. Unfortunately, some of these badges were discontinued, either because ...