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Despite improvements, Ohio still has among the worst infant mortality rates in the nation
By: Erin Gottsacker | The Ohio Newsroom
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AKRON, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — A decade ago, one ZIP code in Akron had the highest infant mortality rate in the country. The rest of Ohio wasn’t faring much… Read More
The poverty rate in Ohio stays steady, but agencies are concerned about kids in low-income families
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The poverty rate in Ohio stayed steady from last year, but the number of children living in poverty is concerning the state’s community action… Read More
Southeast Ohio will soon have its first women and children’s hospital
By: Erin Gottsacker | The Ohio Newsroom
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BELPRE, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — Memorial Health System, headquartered in southeast Ohio, broke ground on a new hospital Tuesday. Once built, it’ll be the only women and children’s hospital… Read More
Ohio has mandated schools follow the science of reading. Many southeast Ohio schools were one step ahead
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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JACKSONVILLE, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — Sommer McCorkle knew early on that her son was behind in reading. “We had been working with a tutor, and I was working with… Read More
Ohio wants more foster kids to stay with families. A pilot program could help
By: Erin Gottsacker | The Ohio Newsroom
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SANDUSKY COUNTY, Ohio (The Ohio Newsroom) — Samantha Stewart always wanted a big family, so over the past few years, the door to her home has been rotating. She and… Read More
The Kentucky House passed a bill meant to crack down on electronic cigarette sales to minors
By: Bruce Schreiner | AP
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Legislation aimed at cracking down on illegal electronic cigarette sales to young people and keeping unauthorized vaping products out of stores won passage in the Kentucky House… Read More
A judge has blocked the enforcement of an Ohio law limiting kids’ use of social media amid litigation
By: Julie Carr Smyth | AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge extended a block on enforcement Monday of an Ohio law that would require children under 16 to get parental consent to use social… Read More
A former Disney star and Ohio’s House Democrats push for a law to protect earnings of “kidfluencers”
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — There are laws in Ohio to protect the earnings of child actors who appear on stage or in television shows. Now, some Democratic state… Read More
Cost is at the center of a debate over requiring seatbelts on school buses in Ohio
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Aiden Clark, 11, died on his first day of school, when one of the many school buses on its way to Northwestern Local Schools… Read More
States sue Meta, claiming Instagram, Facebook fueled youth mental health crisis
By: Bobby Allyn | NPR
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Updated October 24, 2023 at 4:28 PM ET WASHINGTON (NPR) — A group of more than 40 states sued Meta on Tuesday, accusing the social media giant of designing products… Read More
A USDA policy change allows more Ohio schools to serve free meals, but advocates say many won’t
By: Alejandro Figueroa | WYSO
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YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio (WYSO) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently changed a policy that could allow more Ohio schools to serve free meals. But advocates say it may not be… Read More
Child poverty more than doubles — a year after hitting record low, Census data shows
By: Jennifer Ludden | NPR
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Updated September 12, 2023 at 3:37 PM ET WASHINGTON (NPR) — The poverty rate in the U.S. has risen dramatically in the year since pandemic benefits ran out — and… Read More
Extreme heat is cutting into recess for kids. Experts say that’s a problem
By: Sequoia Carrillo | Beth Wallis | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — This week, sweltering heat has forced districts around the country – up and down the East coast and across the Midwest – to close schools early or… Read More
Pfizer’s RSV vaccine to protect babies gets greenlight from FDA
By: Sydney Lupkin | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first RSV vaccine for expectant mothers aimed at protecting their newborn babies. Given during the third trimester of pregnancy,… Read More
Here’s how you can help kids stay healthy if they play outside in a heat wave
By: Bill Chappell | Maria Godoy | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — An extreme heat wave poses health risks to everyone — and it’s a unique challenge for kids who love to be outdoors in summertime. Small children can… Read More
Ohio’s House takes up controversial bills affecting LGBTQ children later today
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Two bills that affect LGBTQ children will be heard on the House floor Wednesday. One would prevent children under 18 years old from accessing hormones or… Read More
Advocates urge Ohio’s Republican senators to restore money for affordable child care in the budget
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Advocates for affordable child care and early childhood education programs hope Ohio’s Republican senators will reconsider funding changes to a program they say helps… Read More
A ban on kids under 16 using social media is back in Ohio Senate’s version of the state budget
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine’s (R) ban on social media use by minors under 16 without parental permission is back in the Ohio Senate’s version of… Read More
‘Anti-dopamine parenting’ can curb a kid’s craving for screens or sweets
By: Michaeleen Doucleff | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — Back when my daughter was a toddler, I would make a joke about my phone: “It’s a drug for her,” I’d say to my husband. “You can’t… Read More
WOUB’s “150 days” reporting project provides a rare window into the children services system largely closed off from the public
By: WOUB News Team
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Theresa Fogel stood in her neighbor’s driveway with the deputies and watched as her two young daughters were loaded into the car. Her two sons were… Read More
Parents overestimate their student’s academic progress, according to a new study
By: Amna Nawaz | Karina Cuevas | PBS NewsHour
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WASHINGTON (NewsHour) — Research shows the vast majority of K-12 parents believe their kids’ academic progress is at their grade level when it is not. To better understand the parent… Read More
Schools districts plead for universal lunch amid Ohio’s budget talks
By: Susan Tebben | Ohio Capital Journal
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Ohio Capital Journal) — Daryn Guarino had to tell a six-year-old girl she couldn’t eat lunch. At Athens County’s Alexander Local School District, Guarino spends his days creating… Read More
A new study offers hints that healthier school lunches may help reduce obesity
By: Associated Press
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — A 2010 federal law that boosted nutrition standards for school meals may have begun to help slow the rise in obesity among America’s children — even teenagers… Read More
An Ohio budget proposal requires parental permission for kids to use social media
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio’s two year state budget always has things in it that aren’t related to state spending. For instance, the budget unveiled last month by… Read More
COVID-19 is a leading cause of death among children, but is still rare
By: Ayana Archie | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — COVID-19 was the eighth leading cause of death among children in recent months, according to a study published Monday. In a yearlong period from August 2021 to… Read More
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