The Children's Agenda for California

The Children’s Agenda for California is comprised of the following top ten high-priority, high-impact goals to improve children’s health and education. It defines the overall goals of The Children’s Movement of California.

	Adopting a comprehensive P-to-12 education revenue and reform package that establishes an equitable and adequate finance system, ensures transparency, enables greater local decision-making flexibility, and strengthens human capital and accountability. Read More »
	Clarifying the state’s role in the education system by focusing it on developing standards for student success and holding districts accountable for meeting those standards, including a greater emphasis on knowledge and skills in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Read More »
	Implementing a comprehensive, high-quality early learning and development system for all children from birth to age five to ensure children’s life-long success, and improving the system’s alignment with early elementary through the use of such tools as a kindergarten readiness observation assessment. Read More »
	Strengthening the state’s afterschool infrastructure and building summer programs to deliver high-quality expanded learning opportunities and to support the preparation of future teachers. Read More »
	Establishing a comprehensive, longitudinal data system that connects early learning and development through higher education, health, juvenile justice, child welfare and other data in order to better track and address the educational outcomes and well-being of children throughout their lives. Read More »
	Better coordinating and streamlining the state’s delivery of children’s services, establishing a children’s cabinet and promoting health homes as well as integrated, school-based health centers and other student supports to improve access, cost efficiency and effectiveness. Read More »
	Providing every California child with affordable health coverage and access to quality care. Read More »
	Decreasing the number of children with dental caries to achieve better health outcomes and improve school attendance and student achievement. Read More »
	Significantly reducing obesity rates among California children by implementing a more coordinated, multivariate approach. Read More »
	Providing children at risk of entering the child welfare system with the supports and services they need to remain safe and stable, and ensuring all children who enter the foster care system find legal permanence and are supported to become thriving adults. Read More »

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This agenda was compiled by Children Now and reflects the knowledge of the many children’s health and education coalitions in which the organization is involved.