Ida Lieszkovszky
Freelance ReporterIda Lieszkovszky is a freelance journalist based in Cleveland, Ohio. She covers an array of topics, including politics, education, and the environment.
Prior to becoming a freelancer, Ida covered the Cuyahoga County justice system for cleveland.com where she also wrote about motherhood for the Multitasking Moms and Dads column.
She also previously spent many years at Ideastream Public Media as an education reporter for StateImpact Ohio, a producer for the "Sound of Ideas," and the host of "NewsDepth."
Before that, she covered the California statehouse for California Public Radio. She got her start in journalism at her college newspaper and public radio station, WMUB, at Miami University.
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Should laws be loosened to allow teenagers to be a larger part of the workforce, to fill gaps in industries such as restaurant and hospitality or to earn money for their futures? Ohio lawmakers have proposed dueling ideas. -
Five years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, schools locally and nationally continue to struggle with lost learning, declining reading and math scores and chronic absenteeism. -
The U.S. is slowly becoming a nation of homebodies. Over the last two decades, the average amount of time spent at home has increased nearly 1.5 hours. -
Unemployment rates have been at historical lows for the past several years, but that doesn't mean it's easy to find a new job. Employers aren't hiring, and many job seekers are reporting that it's taking six months or longer to find a new job. -
In the last few years, central Ohio has landed major development deals. What can be done to help other parts of the state land projects?
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Berkshire Local Schools is among a handful of districts in Ohio that have added AI to the set of tools used to keep students safe from gun violence. The Geauga County school district lets AI tap into its existing network of cameras. -
A Baldwin Wallace researcher hopes her work on the current state of Cuyahoga County's tree canopy will help conservationists working to protect existing forests and help to inform reforestation efforts. -
Workers at an Ohio arboretum are collecting thousands of seeds to help restore forests and fight climate change.
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Ohio’s forests are under constant threat from ever-expanding suburbs and from pests and diseases. Holden Forest and Gardens says that makes it an ideal location for a seed bank. -
Scientists at Locus Fermentation Solutions in Solon are turning to tiny organisms like fungi, bacteria, or yeast in a bid to create biological alternatives to toxic chemicals.
