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Reports & Research

KIDS COUNT Data Book, 2013

California County Scorecard of Children’s Well-Being, 2012-13

California Report Card, 2011-12

 

The Impact of Industry Self-Regulation on the Nutritional Quality of Foods Advertised on Television to Children, 2009

Educationally/Insufficient? An Analysis of the Availability & Educational Quality of Children’s E/I Programming, 2008

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Facts & Figures

Quality teacher training that responds to current, evidence-based research is crucial to offering the best learning environment for students. Social and emotional learning incorporated into instructional strategies increases achievement and positive classroom behavior.

Staff turnover is a critical threat to sustaining supportive relationships. Program operators struggle to retain staff at every level, which often results in poor continuity with respect to program goals and relationships with children and collaborating agencies.

Asthma hospitalizations and deaths are largely preventable and can be avoided with proper prevention and management. Only 35% of children with asthma, however, have received an asthma management plan from their health care provider.

 

Over one-third (39%) of California’s zero-to-five population live in families where the most knowledgeable adult does not speak English well.

For every $1 spent on immunizations, as much as $29 can be saved in direct and indirect costs.

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Poverty Rate Holding Steady, But Fewer Children Uninsured

New American Media, Sep 26, 2013

Benchmarks set for rollout of new school funding formula

California Forward, Sep 23, 2013

Calif. Law Allows Minors To Remove Embarrassing Pics On Social Media Sites

CBS Los Angeles, Sep 23, 2013

Ranks of uninsured declined nationally in 2012

Desert Sun, Sep 18, 2013

States tackle chronic absence in schools

Stateline, Sep 16, 2013

ASK EMILY: Will Obamacare marketplace insurance plans meet your needs?

The Press Enterprise, Sep 12, 2013

Foster Kids, Children in Orphanages at Higher Risk for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

KQED, Sep 09, 2013

School standards: Jerry Brown's school funding reform still needs accountability

Mercury News, Aug 02, 2013

Local Control Funding Formula: Is there a new rulebook?

EdSource, Jul 30, 2013

California schools improving but still lagging, report says

EdSource, Jun 25, 2013

Low-income California Children Among Least Likely to Get Dental Care

KQED, Jun 25, 2013

Report: CA Shows No Improvement in Children's Well-Being

Scoop San Diego, Jun 24, 2013

California ranks low in child well-being; Northeast tops, report says

Los Angeles Times, Jun 24, 2013

California still ranked 41st in children's well-being

Sacramento Bee, Jun 24, 2013

Despite Promises, Key Autism Therapy Cut from Medi-Cal

KQED, Jun 18, 2013

Act now to revitalize school funding

SF Examiner, Jun 13, 2013

After historic win, much collective work lies ahead

EdSouce, Jun 13, 2013

New K-12 funding formula gets thumbs up from local school superintendents

Daily News, Los Angeles, Jun 11, 2013

It’s a deal: Brown, top lawmakers raise base funding in finance formula

EdSouce, Jun 11, 2013

Medicaid Expanded for Former Foster Youth - If They Don’t Leave the State

New American Media, May 27, 2013

Supporters Sound Alarm Against Delay in Expanding Medi-Cal

New America Media, May 04, 2013

Autistic children losing services in state health insurance transition, parents say

San Jose Mercury News, Apr 29, 2013

Major restructuring of school funding proposed

Public News Media, Apr 25, 2013

Democratic senators offer alternative to Brown's funding formula

EdSource, Apr 23, 2013

Groups calling for pause in transition

California Healthline, Apr 08, 2013

Paradise Lost - California is not too big to fail

The Weekly Standard, Mar 11, 2013

Calif.'s youth incarceration among highest in the nation, ineffective

KFWB, Feb 27, 2013

California ranks 11th in nation in youth incarceration rate, report shows

San Jose Mercury News, Feb 27, 2013

Advocacy group backs governor's plan for education

Central Valley Business Journal, Jan 31, 2013

Herdt: Facing California's top challenge

Ventura County Star, Jan 29, 2013

Calif. budget aims to change education funding

Bloomberg Businessweek, Jan 11, 2013

Calif. budget aims to change education funding

San Jose Mercury News, Jan 10, 2013

Viewpoints: California must confront how money is allocated to schools

Sacramento Bee, Jan 10, 2013

The new budget: A study in low-balling and restraint

Capitol Weekly, Jan 09, 2013

EdWatch 2013: School finance reform redux

EdSource Extra!, Jan 04, 2013

Resolving to transform our school finance system

EdSource Extra!, Jan 03, 2013

Schools labor to build pathways to work as youth employment drops

The Alamedan, Dec 06, 2012

About 850,000 California youth are "disconnected," report shows

San Jose Mercury News, Dec 03, 2012

Unemployment on the Rise Among California Youth

Annenberg TV News, Dec 03, 2012

For dropouts, a way to drop back in

Los Angeles Times, Dec 03, 2012

No School, No Job: CA's "Disconnected Youth" Increasing

Californa News Service, Dec 03, 2012

Disparities persist for children's well-being, study says

California Watch, Oct 10, 2012

Health, well-being of California's children varies widely based on where they live, a new study reveals

San Jose Mercury News, Oct 09, 2012

Ventura County does well in score card on child well-being

Ventura County Star, Oct 09, 2012

Imperial Valley improves on idicators of children's well-being

Imperial Valley Press, Oct 09, 2012

S.F. kids' well-being ranks in top third

San Francisco Chronicle, Oct 09, 2012

Data Toolbox: how does your county rank on kids' well-being?

Bay Citizen, Oct 09, 2012

California failing to ensure health and well being of children, when compared to other states

San Jose Mercury News, Jul 25, 2012

California sinks to 41st on kids' well-being

San Francisco Chronicle, Jul 25, 2012

Children's Well-Being Low in California

KQED-FM, Jul 25, 2012

Not all children's groups oppose Healthy Families transition

California HealthCare Foundation, Center for Health Reporting, Jul 09, 2012

Child health advocates say plan to scrap Healthy Families will cost, not save

KPCC-FM, Jun 26, 2012

Senate Rejects ACA/Exchange Bill

California Healthline, Jun 21, 2012

Analysis: Governor's Budget Plan Sells Kids Short

California Healthline, Jun 11, 2012

Children Now Asks FCC to Put Teeth in Tentative Kids Ad Conclusions

Broadcasting & Cable, Jun 08, 2012

Disney junk food ad ban guided by CU nutrition center

The Denver Post, Jun 05, 2012

330,000 California children raised by grandparents, other relatives

Kern Valley Sun, May 30, 2012

More Empty Recommendations on Junk Food Marketing to Children

The Huffington Post, May 14, 2012

Health insurance law for children is being played out

Los Angeles Times, May 04, 2012

Special Report: How Washington went soft on childhood obesity

Reuters, Apr 27, 2012

Report Tracks Foreclosure's Overlooked Impact On California Children

KCBS-AM, Apr 26, 2012

Advocates Hope ACA Will Knit Children's Patchwork

California Healthline, Apr 25, 2012

Early childhood: What will our return on investment be?

Marin Independent Journal, Apr 22, 2012

Children's groups unite to increase influence in Sacramento

EdSource Extra!, Apr 10, 2012

Special Report: Does Anyone Care About TV's Content Ratings?

TV Guide, Apr 04, 2012

Pediatricians: Stop Marketing Junk to Kids

TakePart.com, Mar 29, 2012

U.S. health reform law two years old and still a heated debate

Contra Costa Times, Mar 25, 2012

Economist: A successful child needs investment

Daily Journal, Mar 09, 2012

Poverty In California: Fewer Children Living In Poor Communities, Study Shows

The Huffington Post, Feb 24, 2012

Fewer Calif. children living in poor areas

North County Times, Feb 24, 2012

Fewer Calif. children living in poor areas

California Watch, Feb 24, 2012

Estudio: California tiene un millon de ninos pobres

Univision.com, Feb 24, 2012

As D.C. Dithers, Childhood Poverty Soars

FoxBusiness.com, Feb 24, 2012

Mas de un millon de ninos pobres viven en California, EE.UU.

Prensa Latina, Feb 23, 2012

California Bucks Trend in Child Poverty

KQED-FM, Feb 23, 2012

California tiene un millón de ninos pobres

La Opinion, Feb 23, 2012

Molly Munger's tax proposal makes her a major player in California ballot wars

Sacramento Bee, Feb 10, 2012

Successful foster care program in California is in jeopardy

Washington Times, Feb 06, 2012

Making Progress on Children’s Health Coverage

California Progress Report, Feb 02, 2012

Child Welfare (Peter Finch Show)

KGO-AM, Jan 26, 2012

California Governor's Budget could hit most vulnerable

Bilingual Weekly, Jan 11, 2012

California Governor's Budget Could Hit Most Vulnerable With Deepest Cuts

New America Media, Jan 07, 2012

A Glimmer of Good News for California’s Kids

California Progress Report, Dec 08, 2011

California steps forward & back on school data

Thoughts on Public Education, Dec 02, 2011

Poll: Dedicated tax with ed reforms is winner

Thoughts on Public Education, Nov 30, 2011

No Child Left Behind Waivers May Be Too Expensive, State Officials Say

Huffington Post, Nov 10, 2011

Reform/revenue plan for ‘12 ballot

Thoughts on Public Education, Nov 04, 2011

Teens Grapple With Cyberethics in the Digital Age

TechNewsWorld.com, Oct 07, 2011

Event rallies San Carlos parents to get involved with education on state level

Silicon Valley Mercury News, Oct 04, 2011

Education Advocates Demand More Public School Funding

Redwood City Patch, Oct 04, 2011

State budget cutting prompts worries by nation's children's hospitals

Kaiser Health News, Sep 25, 2011

Brown weighs bills' effect on state budget

KABC-TV, Sep 16, 2011

Preocupa que recortes sean en MediCal

La Opinion, Sep 15, 2011

New Beginnings internship program helps at-risk youth get a fresh start

Oakland Tribune, Sep 08, 2011

Strapped schools seek easy cash in brand-name online contests

San Jose Mercury News, Sep 07, 2011

Childhood poverty rate rising both in Vallejo and nationwide

Vallejo Times-Herald, Sep 06, 2011

One in Four California Families Can't Afford Food for Their Kids

New America Media, Aug 19, 2011

Promueve el gobierno federal inscripcion a Healthy Families

La Opinion, Aug 19, 2011

Children Are Invisible Victims of California's Tanking Economy

New America Media, Aug 18, 2011

La pobreza infantil va en aumento

La Opinion, Aug 18, 2011