This report analyzes YoungStar developments as of July 2012, including the percentage of children in higher-rated settings, variations across YoungStar regions, efforts to help child care programs improve, and the challenges facing child care providers, particular those rated at the 2-Star level.
Wisconsin submitted a $22.7 million Race to the Top- Early Learning Challenge (RTTT-ELC) proposal on October 25, 2012, with an emphasis on strengthening YoungStar and accelerating the development of an early childhood longitudinal data system. This second round of federal funding is targeted to states with the next five highest ranked...
Milwaukee Partners Gathering at Quality of Life Center throughout the Month for, “Breaking the Cycle: Protecting Our Legacy” EventsNovember is Prematurity Awareness Month, and awareness is necessary because the United States as a whole is still ranked 34 out of 38 developed countries for infant mortality rates, and the premature birth...
Another one of the bills advanced by Governor Walker early in the 2011-12 session has suffered a setback in court. As you may have heard by now, a ruling Tuesday by Dane County Circuit Court Judge Amy Smith concluded that the Wisconsin Constitution does not allow the legislature to give the governor power to review and block rules...
Black students in Wisconsin are much more likely to receive school discipline that White students, and the gap is widening, according to figures from the state's Department of Public Instruction.In 2010-11, about one out of every 20 students in Wisconsin was suspended from school. But that number conceals significant racial disparities...
Urban Institute Analysis Says WI Would Lose Almost $28 Billion over Next 10 YearsThere has never been any question that the House budget plan authored by Rep. Ryan would result in a very significant cut in Medicaid spending. However, there have been many questions about how the House version of the budget would affect states and how...
Affordable Care Act Reforms Will HelpAs a county, we are beating the odds. Despite an increasing number of children living in poverty and a decline in employer-sponsored insurance, the number of children growing up without health insurance has declined since 2009 by almost one million. This success is due in large part to our...
The Beloit area is getting closer to implementing a comprehensive strategy for reducing the city’s high infant mortality rate, particularly among African American babies. After almost two years of collecting data, meeting with community members, and considering alternatives, the Beloit Chapter of the Lifecourse Initiative for Healthy...
In case you missed it, there was some good news from Milwaukee on Friday – regarding that city’s teen birth rate. City health officials reported that the rate of births to teens ages 15 through 17 in Milwaukee dropped in 2011 for the fifth straight year, and it has declined 36% since 2006.The following chart, which is from the Journal...
BadgerCare is in a period of transition in southeast Wisconsin and it could be a very bumpy period. As is well known, United Healthcare, which now covers about 174,000 BadgerCare participants in SE Wisconsin, informed the Department of Health Services during the summer that it is going to end its contract with the state on Oct. 31....
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