Wisconsin continues to expand four-year-old kindergarten (4K) across the state. Data from September 2014 shows that 95% of elementary public school districts offer free 4K to all; 391 of 413 districts now offer 4K. The point-in time count in September showed 47,844 children enrolled in 4K programs. Additional data during the school year...
A recent Wisconsin Public Radio story highlighted the Grow Academy - a unique corrections program using hands-on agricultural experience and curriculums as a way to teach youthful offenders the kinds of skills we want all youth to have - academic skills, social skills, peer skills, a work ethic, and giving back to the community. We all...
Decision to Limit BadgerCare Eligibility Adversely Affects Private Coverage A report issued Wednesday by Citizen Action of Wisconsin reveals that private health insurances rates are far higher in Wisconsin than in Minnesota. The new report found the following differences between the cost of unsubsidized plans purchased in the federal...
New data released regarding uninsured statistics help put into perspective the importance of the Affordable Care Act in substantially reducing uninsured rates. The National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) recently released updated data on national uninsured rates. The new data shows that since 2010 through the first nine months of 2014,...
A new WCCF analysis of the recent National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) and Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE) data and how the data regarding the uninsured underscores the importance of preserving the Affordable Care Act. Read more here
There has been a series of articles, with the final installment just released, in the Chronicle of Social Change focusing on the notion of building a system that includes positive youth development principles at its core. And Jeffrey Butts has produced a great briefing paper, Strengthening Youth Justice Practices with Developmental...
A surge in the number of childless adults enrolled in BadgerCare is increasing the total cost of maintaining existing coverage and is thereby increasing the price of not tapping Wisconsin’s share of federal funding for Medicaid expansions. The large jump in enrollment of childless adults who are below the poverty level is one of the...
New research verifies findings of multiple studies that high-quality early care and education helps children prepare for school and narrow the achievement gap, with a strong impact for children from low-income families. A summary of the study, Early education narrows achievement gap, describes the findings of the University of North...
It is rare that bi-partisan support emerges so strongly for an issue as has developed around the “rightness” of returning jurisdiction for first-time, non-violent 17 year olds to juvenile court. This could not have been more evident than in a presentation in the Capitol on March 31 by Grover Norquist. More famous for his work on with...
The Center for Law & Social Policy (CLASP) has a new commentary posted by their executive director. It is a discussion of the "two-gen" strategy and how it can benefit non-custodial parents. Worth a read. Click on the link below: Two-Generational Strategies Can Help Fathers, Too
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