“In a state that’s broke, money for kids’ programs often gets broken”
Posted by Roberta Heine on Sep 11, 2012 at 6:48 PMVoices for Illinois Children’s Leadership Community in the northwestern suburbs of Chicago hosted a Kids Count symposium which drew 100 people, including two local mayors, and featured two state legislators for a panel. The KIDS COUNT event provided the opportunity…
Troubled state budgets may fail children
Posted by rheine on Nov 29, 2011 at 2:15 PMThe outlook for the budgets of most state governments is looking grim, according to a story today in the Washington Post. State budgets not only are collecting less revenue during the recession, but also face rising demand for services…
Infographic: With states broke, schools suffer
Posted by rheine on Oct 20, 2011 at 4:49 PMAround 115,000 education jobs were lost nationwide since last fall. State and local governments, still reeling from the recession, are facing budget shortfalls and have had no choice but to cut education jobs for the past several years. Our latest…
Children’s Leadership Council news conference to speak up for kids in the federal budget
Posted by rheine on Mar 8, 2011 at 6:10 PMTomorrow we will join our colleagues in the Children’s Leadership Council for a press conference on how the federal budget could affect children. As you may know, proposed cuts being considered now by Congress could hurt education, health and opportunities…
Hurting government services will also hurt the economy
Posted by Joanna Shoffner Scott on Feb 25, 2011 at 2:19 PMMany of the proposed cuts to government services will hurt not only child well-being but also the eoconomy, according to a new analysis. Significantly, the authors are not some bleeding hearts but part of global investment bank Goldman Sachs. They…
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…
Investing in Maine’s children: Pay now or pay more later
Posted by Jacquelyn Lendsey on Feb 8, 2011 at 5:16 PMVoices member Maine Children’s Alliance made the case for investing in children recently. Although Maine, like most other states, has budget problems, cutting from children’s programs would be “short-sighted and counterproductive,” argues our member there.
“Children…
Texas schools facing painful cuts
Posted by Terrylynn Tyrell on Feb 7, 2011 at 4:50 PMEducation Week reports that Texas schools are in for some very deep cuts to education programs serving children. Of course, Texas children need education support just as much as ever, especially with the greater skills demanded by the information age.…
“Risky moves for at-risk children”
Posted by Sheri Brady on Jan 31, 2011 at 2:12 PMThe Washington Post this weekend had a great op-ed about support services for at-risk children in Virginia. The governor has proposed cuts to the already paltry support for youths with mental health, emotional and behavioral problems. This is especially…
Congress quietly considers the possibility of state bankruptcy
Posted by Joanna Shoffner Scott on Jan 21, 2011 at 3:54 PMWe’ve written before about the financial strains that state budgets have felt in the past few years and the potential impact on children. The recession has meant reduced economic activity and thus reduced tax income for state governments. Since states…
