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Washington state fares well in a new report released on child well-being, but is facing important challenges in child care. The Annie E. Casey Foundation's annual Kids Count Data Book ranks the state 16th overall. ...
Nebraska children rank first in the nation for economic well-being in the Annie E. Casey Foundation's 2023 Kids Count Data Book, and eighth for overall child well-being. Josh Shirk, research coordinator at Voices for Children of Nebraska, said the state's low unemployment rate plays a large part in this high economic ranking, but with child care costs absorbing roughly 10% of a couple's income and 31% of a single parent's income, Shirk argued the ranking does not tell the whole story. ...
New Mexico ranks last in a new report on kids' overall well-being by state, but children's advocates said the two-year-old data does not tell the whole story. The latest report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation analyzed how children and families are faring, and ranked New Mexico 50th in the nation. ...
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If you want to understand differences in priorities and values between our two major political parties, just look at how they treat the children in their care.
Any parent welcoming a new child into their home should be able to solely focus on that child and have time to fully adjust to such a huge transition.