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A new study offers hints that healthier school lunches may help reduce obesity
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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
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine delivers his State of the State address
By: Andy Chow | Jo Ingles | Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine, a Republican, focused on the Ohio budget and the issues he believes need the most attention during his State of the… Read More
The FDA proposes new targets to limit lead in baby food
By: Allison Aubrey | Jane Greenhalgh | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — It’s not possible to remove all traces of lead from the food supply, because the heavy metal is found throughout the environment and can be absorbed… Read More
Recent shootings involving children raise concerns over their access to guns
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — In the last few weeks, the country has seen several harrowing events where very young children have had access to loaded guns and in two cases,… Read More
CDC warns of rising strep throat infections among children
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — The CDC is investigating a rise in severe cases of strep throat among kids in the U.S. Several children’s hospitals across the country have reported an increase… Read More
A school bus crash in Ohio County, West Virginia sends 15 children to the hospital
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WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — A school bus crash in West Virginia on Wednesday morning sent 15 children to the hospital, authorities said. The students were taken to Wheeling Hospital as… Read More
Police locate 2nd missing Ohio infant and a suspect is arrested
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Police in Indianapolis have located the second of two missing infant brothers taken when their mother’s car was stolen in Columbus, Ohio, three days earlier, a… Read More
Thanks to the ‘tripledemic,’ it can be hard to find kids’ fever-reducing medicines
By: Laurel Wamsley I NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — If you stroll the cold and flu medicine aisle these days, you might notice shelves that are bare, or nearly so. Some medicines that can be… Read More
The chase is on: Regulators are slowly cracking down on vapes aimed at teens
By: Yuki Noguchi | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Samuel Rose says he was raised by a devoted single mom who warned all her seven children to avoid drugs, alcohol and cigarettes. But when his… Read More
Thousands of toddler sippy cups and bottles are recalled over lead poisoning risk
By: Emma Bowman | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Green Sprouts, a maker of reusable baby products sold at chain retailers including Whole Foods and Bed Bath & Beyond, is recalling its stainless-steel cups and… Read More
The culture wars are pushing some teachers to leave the classroom
By: Scott Neuman | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — In the spring of 2020, James Whitfield had just become the first African American to be named principal at Colleyville Heritage High School, located in a… Read More
Supporters say Ohio’s third grade reading guarantee is ‘more necessary now than ever’
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — An education policy research group is voicing its support for Ohio’s current reading education laws as legislators prepare to consider a bill that would… Read More
Reading and math scores fell sharply during pandemic, data show
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Math and reading scores for America’s 9-year-olds fell dramatically during the first two years of the pandemic, according to a new federal study — offering an… Read More
An ex-Ohio schools chief is charged with kidnapping 2 kids in W. Va.
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Police in West Virginia say a former Ohio schools superintendent has been charged with luring two children into his vehicle with money. William Morrison of Huntington… Read More
DeWine says school safety issues go beyond shootings
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine touted a “holistic” approach to protecting students and said — without dismissing shootings — that the issue of school safety is… Read More
Athens County educators work on multiple fronts to address the increase of mental health cases in schools
By: Jack Demmler
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Schools throughout southeast Ohio are experiencing an increase in issues related to the mental health of their students. Many are seeing an increase in cases related… Read More
Advisers to the FDA back COVID vaccines for the youngest children
By: Scott Hensley | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — A committee of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously to recommend that the agency authorize COVID-19 vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech for children… Read More
A bipartisan group of senators announces a deal for school safety and gun measures
By: Kelsey Snell | NPR
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Updated June 12, 2022 at 8:57 PM ET WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — A bipartisan group of Senate negotiators say they have reached a deal on a package of safety and… Read More
White House says COVID vaccination for kids younger than 5 could start in a few weeks
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The White House laid out the federal government’s plans to make the first COVID-19 vaccines available for very young children. COVID-19 vaccinations for kids younger than… Read More
The education culture war is raging. But for most parents, it’s background noise
By: Anya Kamenetz | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Math textbooks axed for their treatment of race; a viral Twitter account directing ire at LGBTQ teachers; a state law forbidding classroom discussion of sexual identity… Read More
Pfizer asks FDA to authorize booster shots for kids ages 5 through 11
By: Rob Stein | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Children ages 5 through 11 who’ve received two shots of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine may soon be eligible for a booster. That’s if the Food and… Read More
The CDC estimates 3 in 4 kids have had coronavirus infections
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NEW YORK (AP) — Government researchers say three out of every four U.S. children have been infected with the coronavirus. Among Americans of all ages, more than half had signs… Read More
An Athens Co. Children Services employee allegedly misled investigators in a rape case
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — An employee of Athens County Children Services accused of misleading law enforcement in the investigation of an alleged rape of a child in foster care turned… Read More
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