Watch: Child advocates make their case in 2012
Posted by Roberta Heine on Sep 28, 2012 at 1:44 PMWith Election Day fast approaching, our advocates are fighting to make children’s issues part of the discussion. Families are still struggling in the wake of the recession, after all, and more than 1 in 5 kids lives in poverty. With…
More education updates from around the country
Posted by Jacquelyn 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…
Inequity found for immigrant children in Colorado
Posted by rheine on Dec 26, 2011 at 6:27 AMThis month Voices member Colorado Children’s Campaign released a new report that finds gaps exist for children of immigrant families. The title, “Investing in a Bright Future for All of Colorado’s Kids: The Importance of Providing Early Childhood Care and…
State with highest increase in child poverty: Colorado
Posted by Jacquelyn Lendsey on Apr 15, 2010 at 7:11 PMA KIDS COUNT report issued by Voices member Colorado Children’s Campaign shows child poverty is rising faster there than anywhere else in the nation. I wish we had better news to report, but the number of children living in…
