A Second Chance for a High School Diploma and a Future A high school dropout in Los Angeles finds a way to reconnect with school at Conservation Corps. Read More
Progress in the Georgia Campaign for Grade-Level Reading A brief summary of the November 2012 session on childhood literacy in Georgia hosted by Casey's Atlanta Civic Site. Read More
Evidence2Success Surveys Track Child Development The Evidence2Success Childhood and Youth Experience Surveys capture information on whether kids are meeting developmental milestones and where they are likely to face challenges in the future. Read More
Atlanta’s Early Learning and Literary Resource Center to Partner with Educare The Atlanta Civic Site's Early Learning and Literacy Resource Center (ELLRC) at the Dunbar Learning Complex is partnering with Educare Learning Network to become Educare Atlanta. Read More
The Dunbar Learning Complex Celebrates Its Two-Year Anniversary The Dunbar Learning Complex celebrates its two-year anniversary and the early, but promising, results in its efforts to improve literacy for Atlanta children. Read More
Declining U.S. Economy Doesn’t Stop Gains in Child Education and Health, New Report Shows The 2012 KIDS COUNT Data Book revealed both promising progress and discouraging setbacks for the nation’s children: While their academic achievement and health improved in most states, their economic well-being continued to decline. Read More
Recession Increases Number of Children Living in Low-Income Families by 7% to 31 Million According to the Casey Foundation's 2011 KIDS COUNT Data Book, over the last decade there has been a significant decline in economic well-being for low income children and families. Read More
Students Who Don’t Read Well in Third Grade Are More Likely to Drop Out or Fail to Finish High School Students who don’t read proficiently by third grade are four times more likely to leave high school without a diploma than proficient readers. Read More
Connecticut City Launches Local Campaign for Grade-Level Reading The Campaign for Grade-Level Reading in New Britain, Connecticut, is coordinating services and supports for children from birth to age 8 in an effort to boost the district’s third-grade reading scores, which are the lowest in the state. Read More
Lifelong Success Starts With Reading, Says New Report A KIDS COUNT special report calls on the United States to make reading proficinetly by the end of third grade a national priority. Read More
