Maine Children’s Alliance KIDS COUNT report, 2010
Posted by Voices_staff on Jul 13, 2010 at 8:03 PM“The Maine Children’s Alliance’s 16th annual KIDS COUNT Data Book provides the most current and reliable data available pertaining to the physical, social, economic and educational well-being of Maine’s children. Before we can chart the best course for our children’s…
Keeping Track of New York City’s Children, 2010
Posted by Voices_staff on Jun 9, 2010 at 7:59 PMKeeping Track has become an indispensable asset for citizens, elected and appointed officials, academics, foundations, and service providers seeking to understand and improve the lives of New York City’s children. With the release of the 9th edition of Keeping Track, CCC…
A Portrait of Children in Northern Virginia 2010
Posted by Voices_staff on May 17, 2010 at 7:59 PMThe Community Foundation for Northern Virginia and Voices for Virginia’s Children are pleased to present “A Portrait of Children in Northern Virginia,” a first-ever snapshot of the status of Northern Virginia’s children. The research for this Portrait was assiduously performed…
The Impact of High Quality Early Childhood Programs on Improving the Educational Achievement of At-Risk Children
Posted by Voices_staff on May 6, 2010 at 4:53 PMEconomic research shows that investments in children-age 5 and younger-improve school readiness and decrease crime, teen pregnancy, delinquency, substance abuse, and welfare dependency. The science of early brain development demonstrates how child development, before the age of 5, is the…
America’s Children and Families in Crisis: An Analysis of the President’s FY2011 Budget
Posted by Joanna Shoffner Scott on Apr 22, 2010 at 8:12 PMThis budget comes at a particularly critical moment for the nation. Unemployment is close to 10 percent nationally, and in many states the jobless rates are significantly higher. The conditions families face have worsened alongside the economic outlook since the…
The High Cost of Higher Education
Posted by Bill Bentley on Mar 29, 2010 at 4:17 AMIn this report PPC outlines recommendations to help Pennsylvania students and their families pay for college. Two models to consider include last-dollar scholarships (after all other forms of financial aid have been exhausted) to low-income students, and alignment of college…
The Right Choices for Our Children: Major findings from the Northern Hills Child Care Survey
Posted by Bill Bentley on Mar 29, 2010 at 4:16 AMThe realization that quality child care and early education are core components of a strong and economically vibrant community prompted formation in 2006 of the Northern Hills Business-Civic Leadership(BCL) Group on Early Care and Education. Its focus was development of…
Addressing Child Poverty in America
Posted by Bill Bentley on Mar 29, 2010 at 4:06 AMAddressing Child Poverty in America: Two Perspectives By: Jared Bernstein, Director of the Living Standards, Economic Policy Institute and Ron Haskins, Senior Fellow for Economic Studies Program, The Brookings Institution
Child Poverty in Massachusetts: A Tale of Two States
Posted by Bill Bentley on Mar 29, 2010 at 4:05 AMIn this 60-page Kids Count report, funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, Massachusetts Citizens for Children urges the Commonwealth to join with 16 other states that have established formal Child Poverty Reduction Initiatives, including Connecticut, Maine and Vermont and…
Connecting Child Poverty
Posted by Bill Bentley on Mar 29, 2010 at 4:03 AMA compendium of essays on child poverty highlighting the driving concerns, ongoing efforts, and the vision of individual members of the VOICES network and the broad national child advocacy community is a first step toward elevating the national discussion on…
