Upcoming Webinar: Identifying Community Priorities for Child Well-Being Join the Casey Foundation for Identifying Community Priorities for Child Well-Being, part of the Using What Works to Improve Child Well-Being webinar series, at 1 p.m. ET, Thursday, July 21. This free webinar requires registration. Read More
Minnesota in Focus: The KIDS COUNT Chart-topper Talks Success For the second year in a row, Minnesota topped the nation’s KIDS COUNT Index for overall child well-being. The state also captured top-10 spots — No. 1 in health; No. 3 in economic well-being; No. 6 in education and No. 4 in family and community. Read More
Generation Z Breaks Records in Education and Health Despite Growing Economic Instability of Families The teenagers of Generation Z — the rising cohort born after 1995 that follows the Millennials — broke records in education and health indicators despite growing up in the midst of the economic downturn, according to the 2016 KIDS COUNT Data Book from the Annie. E. Casey Foundation. Read More
2016 KIDS COUNT Data Book The 2016 KIDS COUNT® Data Book finds Generation Z is healthier and completing high school on time despite mounting economic inequality and increasingly unaffordable college tuition. Learn more here! Read More
Engaging Parents as Key Partners in Closing the Vocabulary Gap A growing body of research, as well as some promising new pilot programs, underscore the urgent need to close the vocabulary gap between children who are raised in poverty and those from middle-income families — a gap that can lead to enduring academic problems as children grow up. Read More
Who Is Generation Z? The 2016 KIDS COUNT Data Book explores data on America’s Generation Z. Learn how this demographic group differs from their predecessors. Read More
Look for the 2016 KIDS COUNT Data Book on June 21 The Annie E. Casey Foundation's annual KIDS COUNT Data Book will be released June 21, 2016. The report measures the well-being of children across the nation, including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Read More
