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.
On the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King’s I Have a Dream speech, it is important to reflect on the progress we have made, and on the distance we still have to travel. I have known for some time that Wisconsin has some of the largest disparities between African Americans and Whites in the nation. These differences can be found...
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...
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...
Milwaukee is among the big cities with the least income mobility, according to a new study that calculates the likelihood that a child born into poverty will successfully climb to a higher rung of the income ladder.Among the 50 biggest cities, Milwaukee ranks 41st in terms of income mobility, meaning that only 9 big cities had fewer...
How much money does a family need to be economically secure in Appleton, Wisconsin? How about Eau Claire? Janesville? These questions can be answered by a new family budget calculator, developed by the Economic Policy Institute. The family budget estimated by EPI includes expenses for:housing;food;child care;transportation;health...
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