States overstate student performance
Posted by Terrylynn Tyrell on May 29, 2012 at 12:19 PMOur weekly newsletter, Speaking Out!, has a great recap of our new education report and the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s report on kinship care:
We know from federal test score data that most fourth graders are not proficient in reading…
More education updates from around the country
Posted by Lendsey on May 15, 2012 at 12:12 PMLast week we gave you updates on education policy in Michigan and South Carolina. This week our member organizations in Colorado and New Jersey report on slow but steady progress on winning support for greater investments in early education, starting…
Congress to snub states that helped kids get care?
Posted by rheine on May 3, 2012 at 4:01 PMCongress in 2009 created bonuses for state health services that encouraged more people to enroll. We were happy at the time because cutting red tape and streamlining enrollment would mean more children could see the doctor, taking advantage of either…
More than 10,000 teaching jobs lost to budget cuts in Texas
Posted by Terrylynn Tyrell on Apr 10, 2012 at 9:39 AMTexas lawmakers cut funding for public education by around $5.4 billion to balance its budget, and students are feeling the effects. A New York Times article on the education cuts is calling it “the year of doing without” for Texas…
Announcing the launch of the Race Matters Institute!
Posted by Terrylynn Tyrell on Mar 27, 2012 at 4:45 PMVoices is proud to announce a new initiative it has launched with the Annie E. Casey Foundation to help further racial equity in America, the Race Matters Institute (RMI).
Learn more about the RMI and its services and supports designed…
Children require greater essential health benefits through health reform
Posted by Matthew Wright on Jan 31, 2012 at 4:50 PMBeginning in 2014, typical health insurance plans must cover certain services and benefits to customers — a victory for children and families won through health care reform. Today Voices for America’s Children responded to the U.S. Department of Health and Human…
Sec. of Education: No Child Left Behind “still has flaws that need to be fixed”
Posted by Terrylynn Tyrell on Jan 9, 2012 at 4:22 PMThe controversial No Child Left Behind education law made progress toward school reform but has its own flaws that must be fixed, according to the U.S. secretary of education. Secretary Arne Duncan credits the law with exposing achievement gaps among…
An oral health win for kids in West Virginia!
Posted by Asha Sutton on Jan 6, 2012 at 4:13 PMGood news for children in West Virginia: they’ll soon have greater access to oral health services. Due to the great work of Voices member West Virginia KIDS COUNT and its partners, that state will now encourage fluoride varnish treatment,…
NAACP challenges barriers to the vote
Posted by Joe Theissen on Jan 5, 2012 at 10:36 AMCivil rights defenders NAACP have released a new report challenging policies they say discourage voting in communities of color. The report, “Defending Democracy: Confronting Modern Barriers to Voting Rights in America,” examines the rise of new voter ID laws,…
1.2 million American kids gain health coverage through CHIP
Posted by Matthew Wright on Jan 4, 2012 at 9:00 AMDespite the flagging economy, the number of uninsured children in America has decreased by 1.2 million since Congress bolstered the Children’s Health Insurance Program in 2009. And new federal aid to state governments is encouraging them to cover even more…
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