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Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, has started checking literacy skills during pediatric visits for kids as young as 3.

A group of children held at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Texas where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was kept have shared devastating details of their time in custody.

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Rotunda Rumblings Liftoff for littles: Ohio received a $14.7 million federal grant to continue making improvements to the behind-the-scenes system that helps children from birth to age 5 with ...

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