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Studies have shown that parent engagement in schools has a positive impact, including better school attendance and increased individual and classroom test scores.

Parent involvement also provides protective factors for children, including less substance abuse.

Organizations like the Parent Teacher Association (PTA) and the Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) strive to build stronger relationships between parents and the schools their children attend.

The Ohio Statewide Family Engagement Center has family engagement programs in which they teach parents how to be present in their children's education and help them create their own programs.

Many books have also been written, including a book that was published this year titled “Family Engagement in Education: Inclusive Approaches for Creating Collaborative and Equitable School Communities.”

Guests:

• Barbara Boone, Ph.D., program director for Family Engagement Programs/
• director, Ohio Statewide Family Engagement Center
• Holly Williams, family engagement leader, Ohio Statewide Family Engagement Center
• Maura Atwater, family engagement leader, Ohio Statewide Family Engagement Center
• Joseph Passi, PhD., assistant professor of special education at Purdue University Northwest

Will the promise of $5,000 to every adult American secure a Republican victory in the November mid-terms?

Ohio Sen. Bernie Moreno says he’ll push to make President Donald Trump's $1 trillion promise a reality.

We'll have an update on the governor's race.

Ohio farmers sound off on tariffs and rising prices.

It's all coming up on this week's reporter roundtable.

Guests:

• Karen Kasler, bureau chief, Ohio Public Radio Statehouse News Bureau
• Shane Stegmiller, reporter, Hannah News Service
• Susan Tebben, reporter, Ohio Capital Journal

photo: Julio Cortez / AP

There’s no chance that a person who’s been to Columbus hasn’t come across a building designed by the firm Moody Nolan.

The Schottenstein Center, Ohio Union, a few Columbus Metropolitan Library branches, and even the new terminal at the John Glenn Airport have all been designed by the Moody Nolan firm.

The business was started by Curtis Moody, and now his son, Jonathan Moody, has carried on his father's legacy as CEO since 2020.

Independent bookseller Linda Kass is known for bringing top literary talent to town to discuss issues of the day.

An author in her own right, Linda’s latest novel is set in Columbus in the pivotal year of 1969, at a fictional high school where students are navigating real-world events that reverberate today.

Good storytelling is important because it shows the world that we are more similar than we are different. Not a single group of people is a monolith, and everyone contains multitudes.

Filmmaker Damon Mosley tells stories through his love of music, his community, and his sneakers.

We're talking to these unique individuals on this week's Fascinating Ohio.

Guests:

• Jonathan Moody, CEO, Moody Nolan
• Linda Kass, author, World News from Waverley High/founder and owner, Gramercy Books
• Damon Mosley, writer, producer and filmmaker

What happens when new technologies are sold to public schools as indispensable learning tools?

Today’s tech titans didn’t invent the sales pitch with their Chromebooks, iPhones, and laptops.

Back in the day, Thomas Edison hailed his moving pictures as superior to books in helping students learn.

A new book explores just what happens when technology and education collide.

Guest:

• Natasha Singer, New York Times journalist/author, Coding Kids: Big Tech's Battle to Remake Public Schools

Pike County is located in southern Ohio.

Known for its beautiful landscape and industrial history, the county was struck with tragedy in 2016 when eight members of the Rhoden family were murdered.

The investigation into the murders took more than two years, spanning across counties and states, eventually leading to the arrest of four members of the Wagner family.

When Laura Paglin, a documentary filmmaker, went to Pike County, she found much more than just the murders that shook the community. She found a place that had been ignored for decades.

In her documentary, "This is Pike County," Paglin displays the hardships Pike County is enduring, ranging from the national drug epidemic to atomic waste at a nuclear site to the upcoming construction of an energy plant and possibly the nation's largest data center.

Paglin uncovers a community that has been overlooked, but fights every day to keep their friends and loved ones safe in the county where they grew up.

Guests:

• Laura Paglin, documentary filmmaker/producer and director of "This is Pike County"
• Katie Millard, digital reporter, NBC4
• Gary Arnett, development director, Pike County Office of Community and Economic Development

photo: scene from the film "This is Pike County"/Laura Paglin

How often do opinion polls get it right and zero in on what Americans are actually thinking and feeling when it comes to elections?

We've all seen political polls get it wrong, miss the mark and be an inaccurate barometer of public sentiment.

With an election looming, polling is in overdrive.

Could AI make polling more accurate? That's what a group at Ohio State is working to find out.

Without question, work has changed post-pandemic. Workers and managers have had to navigate many obstacles, including working from home, Zoom, and more recently, the addition of AI.

But just because work looks different, it doesn’t mean the work isn’t working.

Smart lights are new ways of creating unique atmospheres in homes. Some of the lights are now using generative AI.

Dry cat food dispensers have existed for a while now, but what about cats who prefer wet food?

Dishwashers are beginning to include cameras. How do they help get your dishes cleaner?

We're talking about all of these topics on this week's Tech Tuesday.

Guests:

• Ryan Kennedy, political science professor and the Timashev Chair of Data Analytics, Ohio State University
• Gleb Tsipursky, author and CEO of Disaster Avoidance Experts
• Russell Holly, director of commerce content, CNET

Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther announced late last week that the city is suspending its use of Flock automatic license plate readers while investigating an officer’s potential misuse of the cameras.

A USA Today investigation found that an officer searched for a single vehicle’s location more than 200 times using the city’s cameras.

Will we get to see Ohio's governor candidates Democrat Amy Acton and Republican Vivek Ramaswamy debate? The short answer is no. We will discuss why.

After the death of a 20-year-old Springfield resident and Haitian migrant, many people are once again questioning ICE tactics. Pierre Damas Bel died last week by apparent suicide.

All of these topics and more are coming up on a special Tuesday edition of the Reporter Roundtable.

Guests:

• George Shillcock, WOSU news reporter
• Marty Schladen, reporter, Ohio Capital Journal
• Andrew Tobias, state government and politics reporter, Signal Ohio
• Laura Hancock, politics and policy reporter, Cleveland.com

Sometimes, it’s the people we least expect who will change the direction of our lives. For many, our parents teach us about the world and how to exist within it. But for others, family is found.

Family can be found in many ways, for Richard Durate Brown, it was through his passion for art.

Sports are a platform for athletes to speak out against racial injustice. The Civil Rights Movement was greatly advanced by athletes like Muhammed Ali and Jesse Owens.

We’ll meet an author who highlights Jim Brown, the former football player for the Cleveland Browns, who is more than an athlete.

Prior to being a pop culture professor, we will meet someone who was also a flying trapeze artist, cliff diver, stunt driver, and also became a life saver.

It's all coming up on this week's edition of Fascinating Ohio.

Guests:

• Richard Durate Brown, artist and art educator
• Robert A. Bennett III, associate professor, Denison University/author, More than an Athlete: Jim Brown, Black Capitalism and the Black Economic Union
• Montana Miller, associate professor of popular culture, Bowling Green State University

Higher education is costing more and some say it's delivering less.

In a world of fast-paced technology and micro-credentials, are public universities becoming relics of the past?

A group of experts in higher education, including former Ohio State President Gordon Gee, will gather at Ohio State to discuss ways to modernize universities.

From expanding AI to strengthening transparency. From rebuilding trust to aligning education with real-world needs.

How can academic leaders position higher education for the future?

Guests:

• Gordon Gee, president emeritus, The Ohio State University
• Steve Gavazzi, professor of human development and family science/director of CHRR, The Ohio State University
• David Rosowsky, senior advisor to the president, Arizona State University

photo: Mark Duncan / AP

Driverless trucks may seem to be a thing of the future, but it's coming faster than we think, and it's being tested right in our backyard.

What does it mean for a truck to have no driver? How does it work? Is it safe?

Meta will soon be signing a very large check: a $16.7 billion check to be exact with money flowing to dozens of states, including $319 million to Ohio.

The tech giant also pledged to make substantial changes to the platform to protect kids. So what exactly will be different?

Are you looking to upgrade your old iPhone? It might be best to wait to save on deals. Apple typically releases its new models in September. This year it might include a foldable iPhone.

And what if earbuds could listen and hear?

We're discussing all of these topics on this week's edition of Tech Tuesday.

Guests:

• Abbi Failla, chief administrative officer, EASE
• Paresh Dave, senior writer, WIRED
• Russell Holly, director of commerce content, CNET

photo: Gene J. Puskar / AP