WisKids Count tracks, analyzes, synthesizes, and communicates data about the health and well-being of children and families in Wisconsin. WisKids Count is a part of the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Kids Count project which seeks to enrich local, state and national discussions concerning ways to secure better futures for all children.
The Kids Count Data Center provides access to a wide range on data on indicators of child well-being in Wisconsin. Using the tools in the Data Center, you can easily create a profile of your county or school district. For more information on how to use the Kids Count Data Center, see our instructional presentation.
With the release of its latest KIDS COUNT® report titled Every Kid Needs a Family: Giving Children in the Child Welfare System the Best Chance for Success, the Casey Foundation calls attention to what almost everyone knows instinctively and most of us take for granted, that children grow best when supported by strong and supportive...
The top ten of what you may ask? Well, Wisconsin ranks as the 7th highest state in terms of referral of students in school to police and courts - with 10.2 per 1,000 students referred compared to the national average of 5.8 per 1,000 students. The Center for Public Integrity just analyzed 2011-2012 Education Civil Rights data to point...
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...
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...
The most recent figures available from the Department of Justice continue the amazing trend of declining numbers of Wisconsin juveniles being arrested each year. Between 2009 and 2013 the number of juveniles arrested declined by over 30,000, representing a decrease of 36.3 percent. Arrests declined in all but seven...
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