Growing Healthy Readers: Taking Action to Help Kids Start Out Healthy The Campaign for Grade-Level Reading’s Healthy Readers team has released a series of resource guides making the connection between health and learning in the early years. Read More
Nate Balis Named Director of the Juvenile Justice Strategy Group Nate Balis has been named the director of the Juvenile Justice Strategy Group, effective July 1. Balis succeeds Bart Lubow, who announced his retirement earlier this year. Read More
Analysis of Asian and Latino Subgroups Finds Additional Barriers to Success According to the new Race for Results Index from the Annie E. Casey Fondation, there are clear differences in the extent of barriers to success among subgroups of Asian and Latino children in the United States. Read More
African-American, American Indian and Latino Children Have the Most Barriers to Success Nationally, the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s new Race for Results Index shows that no racial group has all children meeting the recommended milestones. Read More
National, State Scorecard on Children’s Progress Shows Persistent Obstacles to Reaching Milestones America’s future prosperity depends on our ability to prepare all children to achieve their full potential in life. Amid rapid demographic shifts, a new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation shows we have much ground to cover to ensure that all kids — especially children of color — are positioned to thrive. Read More
Grading the Prepaid Card Industry A new report from the Center for Financial Services Innovation scores the quality of prepaid credit cards, which can be used to receive income, pay bills and make everyday purchases. Read More
The Cost of Doing Nothing About Federal Child Welfare Financing A new infographic from the Annie E. Casey Foundation and the Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative shows the high cost of doing nothing about our federal financing system for child welfare. Read More
South Dakota Moves to Full JDAI Implementation South Dakota's two largest counties implemented a full continuum of detention alternatives in 2012. Read More
The Consequences of Poverty for Children and the Nation Extended exposure to economic hardship can harm children’s development and have long-term negative consequences for individuals and families, but it also puts tremendous financial strain on all levels of government and weakens our nation’s competitiveness in the global economy. Providing all children with the opportunity to reach their full potential would strengthen the next generation and our country’s economic future. Read More
Why Income Inequality Hurts Kids and Families The American Dream — the idea that anyone who is determined and works hard can get ahead — has long defined the promise of the United States. Yet the reality is that life chances for Americans are now determined to a significant degree by the wealth of our parents. The dream that hard work will lead to greater opportunity is increasingly challenging to realize. Read More
