Last night Governor Walker gave his State of the State address. The Governor used his address to talk about his vision of where Wisconsin stands economically, outline his priorities for the last part of his term, and push the need for additional tax cuts. The State of the State doesn’t focus on children, but we think the Governor’s...
As part of the recently adopted federal budget, there are some notable changes in funding for juvenile justice that will impact Wisconsin. The adopted amounts are significantly lower than proposed by the White House and Senate - including the elimination of Juvenile Accountability Block Grant funds (albeit some funds were moved to...
Wisconsin ranks in the top 7 in staff-child ratios and group size for toddlers Wisconsin is one of seven states that meets the staff-child ratio of one adult for every four 18-month-olds and a maximum class size of eight in group child care settings, according to the report, “Investing in Young Children,” by the Center for Law and...
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a day of celebration of the life of the man, his leadership and the founding of a movement that is fundamentally and irrevocably changing the character of this country. And despite the profound inequities that still persist between African Americans and Whites in our nation, state, and county, today should not only be a time where we reflect on the great distance we still have to travel on the road to racial and economic justice.
The federal government has just approved the use of a supplemental $11 million to improve early learning and development in Wisconsin, on top of the initial grant of $22.7 million in 2012. The Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge grant is intended to help states build more efficient and effective early learning systems, with an...
Four-year-old kindergarten (4K) continues to grow in Wisconsin, as 11 more school districts have added 4K for the 2013-14 school year. The number of children served has more than tripled over the last decade, growing to 48,490 students served, compared to 16,051 in the 2002-03 school year, according to a DPI news release on 4K growth....
The Ides of March (March 15) is one of a number of key dates this year relating to health insurance. That’s the date by which adults over the poverty level who will lose their BadgerCare coverage in April need to sign up for insurance through the federal Marketplace in order to avoid a period of being uninsured. A new WCCF document in...
Private Coverage in Wisconsin Exceeds Federal Target for First Three Months New figures released by federal officials today show that nearly 2.2 million people picked a private health insurance plan through the federal Marketplace by December 28, including nearly 41,000 in Wisconsin. In addition, more than 44,000 Wisconsinites who...
Key facts about the changes coming to health insurance in Wisconsin.
On Wednesday, Education Secretary Arne Duncan and Attorney General Eric Holder released Guiding Principles to help guide schools to improve school climate and discipline. Addressing concerns about the extensive use of suspensions, expulsions, and other exclusionary practices that in the end hurt achievement - particularly youth of...
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