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California Report Card, 2010

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

California County Scorecard of Children’s Well-Being, 2008

California County Data Book, 2007

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

Big Media, Little Kids 2, 2007

The Promise of Preschool, 2006

An estimated 137,000 positions are available within the afterschool workforce in California. While mostly part-time and seasonal employees, the number of afterschool workers comprise nearly 75% of the elementary teacher workforce or more than all police and firefighters in California combined.

Half of the nation’s schools have poor indoor air quality, which has been shown to reduce students’ academic achievement and test scores

Over one-third (38%) of California’s zero-to-five population live in families where the most knowledgeable adult does not speak English well.

Children Now Statement in Response to Gov. Schwarzenegger's State of the State Address

Jan 06, 2010

The following is a statement by Ted Lempert, President of Children Now, regarding Gov. Schwarzenegger’s State of the State address:

“California’s prosperity or demise will be determined by how well lawmakers can address the education and health issues undermining the development of the state’s 9.4 million children. Clearly, a long-term and sustainable economic recovery relies on the strength of future generations. But, as Children Now’s 2010 California Report Card shows, children’s well-being in the state continues to decline. This is due in large part to underinvestment in and poor prioritization of the state’s most valuable asset: our kids.”

NOTE: Released January 4, 2010, the 2010 California Report Card: Setting the Agenda for Children is available for free online at childrennow.org/reportcard.

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