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…
Voices members hold town hall meetings in 13 states
Posted by rheine on Oct 18, 2011 at 4:12 PMAs Congress considers renewing No Child Left Behind, Voices member organizations are holding town hall meetings in 13 states. The Senate will start marking up a reauthorization of No Child Left Behind this week, so we want policymakers to know…
“What Makes Some Preschools Better Than Others?”
Posted by Joanna Shoffner Scott on Aug 26, 2011 at 3:08 PMExperts agree that high quality preschool can make a huge difference in children’s lives, and it’s small wonder. The stimulation and social skills built at preschool give students an advantage, especially in communication. A great piece in this week’s Time…
Voices for Utah Children honored
Posted by Bill Bentley on May 31, 2011 at 4:31 PMWe’re very proud of our Utah member for being honored last week by United Way of Salt Lake. Voices for Utah Children were awarded the 2011 “Outstanding Partnership for Community Change” award, along with Goldman Sachs, Granite School District…
In NYC, nearly 17,000 kids could lose child care; child advocates rally
Posted by Terrylynn Tyrell on Apr 22, 2011 at 1:50 PMNew York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg plans to cut nearly 17,000 child care slots on top of the 14,000 that were eliminated since 2006. Taking away child care from almost 17,000 children would be bad enough, but this move will…
A good overview on the proposed cuts to kids’ programs
Posted by Joanna Shoffner Scott on Mar 15, 2011 at 5:51 PMIf we’ve been talking a lot about the federal budget, it’s because so much is at stake for America’s children. We wanted today to share a good article on the cuts that have been proposed to kids programs, and…
Student test scores correlate strongly with mother’s education
Posted by Terrylynn Tyrell on Mar 10, 2011 at 6:05 PMMother Jones last week pointed to very interesting research that shows just how important a mother’s education is to her child’s achievement. Economist and Nobel laureate James Heckman shows in a chart that, on average, the higher a mother’s education…
New report shows early learning programs get just pennies on school budget dollar
Posted by rheine on Nov 16, 2010 at 8:41 PMToday Voices released a report that shows that for each education dollar spent on school-age children, only 25 cents is invested in pre-school children and only 6 cents in infants or toddlers. Even though the brain research of the past…
Who’s reading to their kids the most?
Posted by Casey_Labrack on Aug 19, 2010 at 5:07 PMVoices member Children’s Action Alliance (of Arizona) recently brought up an interesting statistic from the latest KIDS COUNT report: young children who are read to by their parents. The report, compiled by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, shows…
Curbing the cost of child care
Posted by Terrylynn Tyrell on May 13, 2010 at 4:07 PM“Who knew that today’s parents would need a trust fund to pay for child care, let alone college? In 39 states, the cost of one year’s worth of infant day care exceeds the cost of one year’s tuition at a…
