Florida sets lower education goals for some minorities
Posted by Joanna Shoffner Scott on Nov 30, 2012 at 4:20 PMThe state of Florida sets lower goals for many children of color under a controversial plan passed this fall. 
The revised strategic plan from the Florida State Board of Education sets long term goals for reading and math…
Putting children on campaign radar in FL
Posted by rheine on Jul 18, 2012 at 3:47 PMAround 22 percent of American children live in poverty. So why are we talking about child poverty only 2 percent of the time? That’s what we asked in our recent report, which found that children’s issues hardly came up during…
Student testing – who to believe?
Posted by Roy Miller on May 31, 2012 at 1:43 PMToday’s guest blog post is by Roy Miller, president and founder of Voices member organization The Children’s Campaign.
In 1998, with the release of the first Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT), Governor Lawton Chiles told the Ocala Star Banner, “Overall we…
Early education progress in Florida
Posted by Terrylynn Tyrell on May 10, 2012 at 12:00 PMA lot of the child advocates in the Voices network consider expanding support for early education a top priority. Amanda Ostrander, coordinator of grants & policy for The Children’s Campaign, our member organization in Florida, today reports on how that…
How the media and the 2012 candidates have ignored kids
Posted by rheine on Apr 9, 2012 at 12:26 PMLast week we released an updated version of our report on how the 2012 presidential debates have ignored children’s issues. That report finds that less than 2 percent of discussion focused on child well-being — just 17 out of more…
“School Shootings: Let’s Not Forget the Others”
Posted by Jacquelyn Lendsey on Feb 29, 2012 at 5:17 PMFollowing the terrible school shooting in Ohio this week in which three students were killed and two others injured, the nation again tries to understand the tragedy of violence in schools. Our Florida member The Children’s Campaign has a meditation…
The candidates will debate in Florida, but will children come up?
Posted by rheine on Jan 17, 2012 at 12:44 PMNaples Daily News this weekend ran an excellent piece discussing our new report that shows only 2 percent of presidential debate discussion has involved children’s issues. Florida is the next primary state after South Carolina and could be decisive…
Floridians: Be heard in this month’s presidential debates!
Posted by rheine on Jan 13, 2012 at 12:42 PMIn little more than a week, the presidential debates will come to Florida. Every candidate will promise a better future for our children, but how many will go deeper into the issues facing children and families — problems like education,…
“Government is a lot of times a child’s only protection”
Posted by rheine on May 9, 2011 at 5:54 PMRoy Miller, head of our Florida member The Children’s Campaign, explains that while some may demonize government lately, sometimes it’s the best line of defense against child poverty and abuse. The memorable video illustrates (literally) how our system helps…
Children’s Movement of Florida, AKA “The Milk Party”
Posted by rheine on Sep 9, 2010 at 7:44 PMAs election season gears up, I want to share with you all the ways people are fighting for children nationwide. Our Florida member, Children’s Campaign, Inc., brought the Children’s Movement of Florida to our attention.
Also known as “The Milk…
