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.
Imagine being locked in a small, minimally furnished room with little or no natural light. There is limited human interaction, sometimes not even a book or school work to pass the time. In some places, this can last for hours, days, or weeks, even in Wisconsin. Local detention centers often use isolation as some version of a “time...
The Discipline Disparities: Research-to-Practice Collaboration recently released a series of briefing papers covering policies, interventions, and research aimed at reducing disparities in school discipline. The collaboration consists of 26 researchers, advocates, policy, analysts and educators working towards reducing discipline...
Race for Results, a new policy report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, shows that children of color face immense barriers in nearly every category of well-being, and the status of African-American children in Wisconsin is the worst in the nation.
Thousands of youth who run away from home, skip school, or engage in other risky behaviors, like underage drinking, are processed through the court system each year. In Wisconsin, approximately 7,000 youth are arrested for truancy and running away each year. Status offenses are a range of behaviors that are prohibited because of a...
Over the past decade, there has been heightened awareness and serious concern over the fastest growing illegal industry in the United States: human trafficking. As awareness has grown, so has the need for more comprehensive legislation that can address barriers to justice and recovery. The Wisconsin State Assembly passed AB620 which...
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