Falling Short on Dental Care for Children
Posted by Terrylynn Tyrell on Jan 8, 2013 at 5:20 PMIn the past 50 years, dental care has improved significantly transforming oral health in America. Rarely do we see individuals with rows of missing teeth that once were commonplace. However, millions of children are still afflicted with oral health problems,…
The statistics and the stories of poverty in Iowa
Posted by Joanna Shoffner Scott on Oct 15, 2012 at 1:34 PMWe often complain that the establishment media pay too little attention to the plight of children in this country. After all, more than 1 in 5 children lives in poverty now, and the effects of even a brief period of…
How raising the minimum wage would create jobs
Posted by Joanna Shoffner Scott on Oct 10, 2012 at 12:59 PMOpponents of raising the minimum wage often argue that it will cost jobs. Nothing could be further from the truth, according to our member organization in New Mexico. In support of a ballot measure in Albuquerque, they show how…
Census: Child poverty remains high
Posted by Roberta Heine on Sep 13, 2012 at 12:54 PMMore than one in five children lives in poverty in America, according to new data released from the Census this week. In 2011 the rate of child poverty, at 21.9 percent, was similar to other years following the recession, and…
2012 candidates need to focus on child poverty
Posted by rheine on Sep 7, 2012 at 12:20 PMThe 2012 KIDS COUNT Databook shows the importance of addressing child poverty now. More than one in five kids now lives in poverty, and research by child development experts shows that even short bouts of deprivation can have adverse…
Food Stamp use at record high, half of recipients are kids
Posted by Jacquelyn Lendsey on Sep 5, 2012 at 3:53 PMA record 47 million Americans, including many struggling middle class families who have fallen on hard times, now participate in the food stamp program. Forty-seven percent of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly food stamps) recipients are children and…
New report: Raising minimum wage would help millions, create jobs
Posted by Doug Hall on Aug 22, 2012 at 12:58 PMDouglas Hall, Ph.D., a director at the Economic Policy Institute, today shares with us a new EPI report on the benefits of raising the minimum wage. Note: this is a cross-post with EPI.
Earlier this month, the Economic Policy…
N.J. youths struggle against poverty
Posted by Jacquelyn Lendsey on Aug 3, 2012 at 2:15 PMChildren in New Jersey have made strides in education and health, but must still cope with troubling levels of poverty, according to the 2012 KIDS COUNT Data Book.
“Our sense is that low-income families are really struggling,” says Ceil…
Head Start to suffer in federal budget cuts
Posted by rheine on Jul 31, 2012 at 12:52 PMPlanned federal budget cuts could hurt low-income families who count on programs like Head Start to give their children a shot. Around 80,000 slots for children could disappear by next year, and 30,000 teachers and staff could be out…
KIDS COUNT indicators: Academics and health up, economic security down for America’s kids
Posted by Casey_Labrack on Jul 25, 2012 at 12:01 PMIn recent years, America’s children are largely better educated and healthier, but less economically secure, according to the just-released 2012 KIDS COUNT Data Book from our partner the Annie E. Casey Foundation.
The improvement in education indicators is heartening. Despite the…
