Each month, Groundwork Ohio reads the latest and greatest resources on early education and health from a wide variety of sources. Below is a compilation of the most important articles we have read throughout April 2022.
OHIO NEWS
10TV
Cincinnati Enquirer
Opinion: The pandemic has shattered our regions child care system
Cleveland.com
Opinion: High mortality rate is gaping hole in Cuyahoga County’s mirage of medical excellence
The Columbus Dispatch
Democrats introduce bill to mandate universal Pre-K for all Ohio children
Opinion: The alarming number of Black baby deaths here must be stopped
Dayton Daily News
More new Ohio moms can get Medicaid coverage for a year postpartum
Groundwork Ohio
Laying the Groundwork: Early Learning Access and Quality
Franklin County RISE: A Historic Investment in Young Children, Early Educators, and Families
The Newark Advocate
Granville Township childcare center struggles without utilities, financial help
Ready, Set, Soar Ohio
Project Ujima: Building Community to Support Pregnant Women and New Moms
Best Practices: When Teen Moms Have Babies
Promoting Healthy Moms and Babies by Addressing Housing Instability
Bold Leadership is Critical to Improve Black Maternal Health
WDTN
One lawmaker’s plan to bring universal pre-K to Ohio
WHIO
New bill looks to establish universal Pre-K for all Ohio children
WKRC
Report: Ohio foster care outcomes some of the worst in the nation
WOSU
Early childhood education in Ohio
NATIONAL NEWS
The American Prospect
The American Rescue Plan’s Child Care Test Run
CBS News
Struggles in the child care industry
Education Week
Babies Are Saying Less Since the Pandemic: Why That’s Concerning
First Five Years Fund
Voter Support for Child Care Rivals Drug Pricing, Climate & Energy in Reconciliation
Forbes
Fortune
Childcare is a benefit that can save working parents at their breaking point. Good luck finding it
FOX Business
COVID-19 pandemic takes toll on child care industry
The Hechinger Report
Inside Philanthropy
What We Learned From a Deep Dive Into Funding for Early Childhood Education
Kaiser Family Foundation
A Look at Key Maternal and Infant Health Disparities Among Black People
National Governors Association
Governors’ Top Priorities For Supporting Children And Families In 2022 State Of The State Addresses
NPR
The child tax credit was a lifeline. Now some families are falling back into poverty
Roll Call
Lawmakers, advocates hopeful for more bills to curb maternal deaths
TIME
As American Workers Return to the Office, Democrats Push to Address the Lack of Affordable Childcare
Today Show
One mom's struggle to have a baby shines a light on the Black maternal health crisis
The Washington Post
Five myths about the child welfare system