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Education 12 June 2024

Nearly half a million children in Ohio live in poverty: Ohio ranks 28th in 2024 KIDS COUNT DataBook

Ohio ranks 28th in overall child well-being, according to the 2024 KIDS COUNT® Data Book, a 50-state report of recent data developed by the Annie E. Casey Foundation analyzing how kids are faring in post-pandemic America. The data shows that Ohio leaders must do more to prepare children to learn so they are ready to earn when they reach adulthood.

Education 20 July 2023

Ohio students raise their voices urging state leaders to protect children, not guns

On Friday, July 21, Ohio students participating in the Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) Freedom Schools® program will gather at the Ohio Statehouse to call on state leaders to protect children from gun violence as part of a National Day of Social Action.

Education 5 July 2023

Children’s Defense Fund-Ohio issues statement on Ohio’s final budget investments in child well-being

Kim Eckhart, Director of the Children’s Defense Fund-Ohio, has issued the following statement in response to Ohio’s budget.