Tag: Child Poverty
As millions of kids skip kindergarten, the learning gap widens – and schools may lose funding. See more national education news here
Last school year was hard enough. Denise Ladson Johnson’s son Moses struggled with the abrupt transition to distance learning in the spring, with having to say goodbye to his teacher and classmates and not knowing when he’d see them again. It didn’t help that Moses was only in prekindergarten at the time.
The instability was a big reason Ladson Johnson, who lives in Charleston, South Carolina, decided to homeschool Moses this year rather than enrolling him in his district’s kindergarten program. There were too many “uncertainties,” Ladson Johnson said. How could Moses, who’s now 6, learn lessons and social skills remotely?
Arizona Kids Count Data Shows Successes, Declines in Kids’ Conditions
The astronomical increase in the number of kids in foster care shows a dire need for greater investment in prevention services for at-risk families.
ALERT! Child Care Administration Releasing Wait List and Authorizing Services for NEW Applicants
Effective June 8th, Arizona’s Child Care Administration (CCA) will be releasing all of the children on the waiting list and will be authorizing services for new applicants if the family’s income is at or below 110 percent of the Federal Poverty Level ($1,815 a month for a family of 3).
ALERT! Child Care Administration Releasing Wait List and Authorizing Services for NEW Applicants
Effective June 8th, Arizona’s Child Care Administration (CCA) will be releasing all of the children on the waiting list and will be authorizing services for new applicants if the family’s income is at or below 110 percent of the Federal Poverty Level ($1,815 a month for a family of 3).
High Childhood Poverty Rate in Coconino County Affects Overall Well-being
A nationwide study released by KidsCount ranked Arizona 46th for the well-being of children, the same rank it received last year. In Coconino County, about 28 percent of children live in poverty, slightly higher than the state rate of 26 percent, according to the study.
Stuck Outside the Poor Door – The Child Watch Column
Marian Wright Edelman, President, Children’s Defense Fund Stuck Outside the Poor Door More than 88,000 people have applied to enter the “poor door” at a new luxury condominium tower on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Only one in 1,600 will win the lottery to live there. Some months ago a New York developer made […]
New Report: A Look Back at the UK Child Poverty Target
A new report from First Focus and the Centre for Economic & Social InclusionUS, A Look Back at the UK Child Poverty Target: Transferable Themes for the United States, is now available for download along with a summary of the report. Authored by Natalie Branosky and Jane Mansour, the report offers a 14-year retrospective on the UK’s […]
285,000 Arizona Kids Lifted Out of Poverty
Newsletter from Children’s Action Alliance: February 25, 2015 A new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation shows that anti-poverty measures are successful to keeping children out of poverty. If it weren’t for programs like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), Free and Reduced School Lunch and, Temporary Assistance for […]
The Paradox of Poverty – Through the lens of Michael Williamson
By May-Ying Lam Washington Post photographer Michael S. Williamson: “You know, when I was on food stamps as a kid, I was a good kid who probably wouldn’t have taken to crime. But if I was hungry enough, I might have shoplifted a can of tuna or some spaghetti. But I didn’t have to. We […]
