Research has shown that the first five years play an enormous role in a child’s ongoing development and future success. Since most kids are in a child care or preschool setting while their parents are at work, it’s critical that we invest in a high-quality early education system that provides the experiences kids need for healthy development.
Wisconsin schoolchildren are slinging on their backpacks and getting ready to head back to school. We often think of schools as safe places for children, but unfortunately, schools cannot block out all harmful influences on children. The Youth Risk Behavioral Survey, conducted by the Centers for Disease Control, shows that for many...
Annie E. Casey Foundation and the Wisconsin Council on Children and Families (WCCF) have worked together to provide a treasure trove of data on Wisconsin children on the revised easy-to-use KIDS COUNT website: http://datacenter.kidscount.org/data#WI/2/0Tips for Using the KIDS COUNT WebsiteThe website allows users to see Wisconsin...
A news release on 8/14 highlights a new UW-Madison study funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Wisconsin Partnership program Education and Research Committee, that confirms the link between exposure to lead and school suspensions. Specifically, the study found that "Our study found that children exposed to lead were more...
One of the most disappointing things about Wisconsin’s 2013-15 budget bill is that it shifts state resources from low-income Wisconsinites to the those who are very well off. As I said about a month ago in a long Q and A format interview in the Capital Times, the bill employs a “Robin Hood in reverse” strategy for allocating resources....
National Poll: The First Five Years Fund released poll results showing strong support for early learning. Conducted by the bipartisan research team of Public Opinion Strategies and Hart Research, the national telephone survey of 800 registered voters found that 70 percent of Americans favored providing all low- and moderate-income...
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