Election won, but is it a victory for kids?
Posted by Lendsey 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…
Kids can’t vote!
Posted by Roberta Heine on Nov 6, 2012 at 4:10 PMWhen you cast your vote today, remember to think of how kids will be affected. They can’t vote. They don’t have powerful lobbyists in D.C. They need you to keep their interests in mind.
Nearly one in four children…
“Nation’s children have gotten lost in campaign shuffle”
Posted by Joe Theissen on Nov 5, 2012 at 12:09 PMAs another election season comes to an end, we can’t help feeling that children have gotten ignored again. Certainly there was some mention of poverty on the campaign trail, but very little talk of education, child care, child development —…
Election less than a week away. Will you make children a priority?
Posted by Roberta Heine on Oct 31, 2012 at 12:17 PMOur Wisconsin member organization yesterday shared a plea from their local TV news station to make children a priority (they advise the station on children’s issues). With the election now less than a week away, each party has made…
“Enough about the children”? We don’t think so
Posted by Lendsey on Sep 14, 2012 at 1:11 PMWe agree with a recent column in USA Today that politicians have been using children as props this election season. But the column, titled “Politicians, enough about the children,” is totally wrong about what we should do about it.…
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…
Voices report: Kids’ issues made up less than 2 percent of 2012 debates
Posted by Lendsey on Apr 5, 2012 at 11:34 AMWith unemployment still high and more than one in five American children living in poverty, families need help now. Yet families have been largely left out of the national discourse, our new report shows. Voices has analyzed the transcripts of all the…
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…
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