Election won, but is it a victory for kids?
Posted by McGencey on Nov 7, 2012 at 4:02 PMDemocrats retained the White House and the Senate last night, while the House remained firmly in Republican hands. But how did kids fare election night?
Voices and its nationwide network of child advocacy groups have been working throughout the…
New Voices report on Obama’s budget
Posted by McGencey on Feb 23, 2012 at 4:26 PMPresident Obama last week released his proposed federal budget. Today Voices presents its analysis of the president’s budget, an in-depth look at how children fare under Obama’s spending blueprint.
To be sure, Obama is under tremendous pressure to cut…
Voices applauds child investment in Obama’s budget
Posted by Joe Theissen on Feb 13, 2012 at 7:07 PMPresident Obama today released his proposed federal budget, and Voices was pleased to see many investments in child well-being, particularly in education. Obama’s blueprint includes $30 billion to modernize at least 35,000 schools and another $30 billion to help states…
“The State of the Union’s Missing Children”
Posted by McGencey on Feb 1, 2012 at 4:24 PMToday we feature a blog post from our member in the nation’s capitol, DC Action for Children, on what the State of the Union said — or didn’t say — about policies for America’s children.
I had a wonderful opportunity,…
Vice President Biden: “What is at stake is the middle class, and access to it.”
Posted by rheine on Jan 26, 2012 at 3:01 PMVoices yesterday met with Obama administration officials to discuss some of the policies in the president’s State of the Union Address (see our take on the SOTU here). Following up on the president’s promise to make corporations and the…
Another presidential debate fails to bring up kids’ issues
Posted by McGencey on Dec 14, 2011 at 2:08 PMAnother lively presidential debate took place in Iowa this weekend, but once again kids’ issues won nary a mention. Aside from talk of Newt Gringrich’s controversial stance on child labor laws and some sympathy for poor families by Rick Santorum,…
President Obama’s deficit plan welcomed by child advocates
Posted by Joanna Shoffner Scott on Sep 19, 2011 at 3:09 PMToday President Obama’s released a plan to tackle the nation’s deficit, and child advocates have plenty to be happy about. That’s because the Obama administration is telling Congress to get serious about shared sacrifice in balancing the budget, insisting that…
Obama proposes extra aid to struggling states
Posted by rheine on Feb 9, 2011 at 2:32 PMWe’ve often talked about how failing state budgets could hurt quality of life for America’s children. Most states face big shortfalls and so are forced to contemplate cutting programs that help feed, educate and care for our kids.
When President…
Obama: Replace No Child Left Behind, innovate in the classroom
Posted by Terrylynn Tyrell on Jan 26, 2011 at 12:58 PMAs we expected, education got quite a bit of attention from President Obama in his State of the Union Address last night. The president drew attention to the fact that soon almost half of all new jobs will require…
A look back at education in the State of the Union speech
Posted by Terrylynn Tyrell on Jan 25, 2011 at 11:02 AMTonight President Obama will deliver his second State of the Union Address, and he will not doubt talk about education. Education, global competitiveness and our children’s potential are recurring themes in these speeches, as a piece in the Post…
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