How schools actually make cuts
Posted by Terrylynn Tyrell on Oct 2, 2012 at 2:07 PMTexas reduced state spending on education by more than $5 billion for 2010. At the time, everyone discussed the sheer size of the cuts, knowing that the quality of instruction in Texas public schools would suffer. But how school districts…
Child advocates in San Antonio speak out against abuse and neglect
Posted by rheine on Jun 1, 2012 at 11:59 AMDespite an overhaul of the state’s Child Protective Services agency, Baxter county in Texas has seen child deaths from abuse and neglect increase. Since the start of the fiscal year, 20 children there have died at the hands of caretakers.…
More than 10,000 teaching jobs lost to budget cuts in Texas
Posted by Terrylynn Tyrell on Apr 10, 2012 at 9:39 AMTexas lawmakers cut funding for public education by around $5.4 billion to balance its budget, and students are feeling the effects. A New York Times article on the education cuts is calling it “the year of doing without” for Texas…
How health reform is helping children nationwide
Posted by McGencey on Mar 21, 2012 at 3:15 PMVoices members are speaking out about how health reform is benefiting children in their state. Since this week is the second anniversary of the passage of health reform, we’re excited to see child advocates from all over the country cheer…
Children’s hospitals at risk in budget slashing discussions
Posted by Joanna Shoffner Scott on May 2, 2011 at 5:33 PMAlthough the country is gripped in budget hysteria lately, it’s important to remember that these numbers some are talking about cutting represent real people. Texas, which has been home to many of the most radical plans to slash child services…
Texas targets kids for cuts; children there at disadvantage
Posted by McGencey on Feb 28, 2011 at 4:37 PMPaul Krugman has a good column in the New York Times about how low government spending in Texas simply means low investment in children there. ”Who will bear the brunt of these cuts? America’s children,” Krugman concludes. New research by one of…
Texas considering Medicaid pull out
Posted by Carla Plaza on Nov 8, 2010 at 9:12 PMTexas is considering ending its Medicaid program, which helps millions of families afford care for their children. More than 2.3 million children in Texas rely on Medicaid, and another half million children are enrolled in the Texas Children’s Health Insurance…
Where does your state rank on student reading?
Posted by Casey_Labrack on May 19, 2010 at 3:34 PMThe Annie E. Casey Foundation’s comprehensive report, “Early Warning! Why Reading by the End of Third Grade Matters,” this week drew attention to the problem of student underperformance in reading. Now that data has been integrated with the Foundation’s…
Texas ranked last in some health metrics
Posted by Carla Plaza on May 11, 2010 at 4:25 PMLike many states in these financially tough times, Texas has both a budget crisis and a humanitarian crisis on its hands. The same economic forces that are pressuring it to cut social services are also squeezing families, thus creating more…
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