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This week's update includes details on Ohio's child care reopening, a draft plan for reopening Ohio's K-12 schools, and a very relevant NYT article that's "sick of asking children to be resilient". Read More

This week's update includes details on Ohio's impending budget cuts, a new series on the state of our child care system penned by our executive director, and predictions on what the return to schooling will look like. Read More

This week's update includes estimated potential loss of child care slots post-pandemic, a Columbus City Schools task force to plan a post-coronavirus opening, and concerns about child care as parents begin to return to work. Read More

Executive Director Dr. Laura Justice recently penned an op-ed in The Columbus Dispatch, encouraging parents to focus on three tips while managing young children at home during COVID-19. She explains – from a child-development and research perspective – that parents focus most on reading, talking with children (using serve-and-return interactions), and focus on reducing stress. Read More

This week's update includes state policy decisions following the science, how the pandemic is affecting the fragile child care system and child care workers, and a resource to track state-by-state child care policy changes related to COVID-19. Read More

This week's update includes disparities persisting as schools move online, an op-ed from our executive director on how parents can support children's learning at home, and Columbus City and Ohio policy updates. Read More

Dr. Ruth McCoy Lowery discussed her research on how Jamaican immigrant parents adapt to school systems in the United States and how they negotiate this change for their children. Learn more by reading our recap or watching her presentation. Read More

Week-by-week updates on Columbus, Ohio, and federal policy responses to COVID-19. Read More

This week's update includes local organizations leading the way on COVID-19 testing, important updates from the state and Columbus city, and an update on COVID-19 federal legislation. Get Tuned In! Read More

This week's update includes details on emergency measure passed by the Ohio legislature this week, proposed bills in the Ohio House related to COVID-19, and updates on pandemic child care. Get Tuned In! Read More