Press Releases Children Now statement in response to May Revise May 14, 2008   18,000 Children in Low-Income Working Families to Lose Child Care if Proposed Budget Cuts Are Enacted April 8, 2008 Reductions totaling over $198 million statewide would result in the loss of over 18,000 child care spaces in California for low-income working families.   Children Now's Lempert regarding the recommendations released today by the Committee on Educational Excellence March 14, 2008 Children Now statement on K-12 findings by Governor-appointed committee.   The Future of California's Kids on the Line in 2008, According to New Children Now Report Card, "The State of the State's Children" January 3, 2008 Public policy decisions in 2008 are critical to determining the well-being of California's children and the state for years to come.   New Report Exposes the Damaging Effects of Duopolies on Children's Television September 20, 2007 When media companies are allowed to own multiple television stations in a single market, children suffer the consequences, according to new research released today.   New Report Corrects Misperceptions about Children from Immigrant Families August 15, 2007 Eighty-five percent of children from immigrant families in California are citizens and three-quarters of them are bilingual, according to a new Children Now report.   California Slips to 19th of 50 States in New National Study of Children’s Well-Being July 25, 2007 California stacks up poorly against other states in supporting its children, according to a new report.   How California Children Are Faring Depends on the County in Which They Live June 20, 2007 Wide disparities in children’s well-being from county to county are presented in a new report by Children Now.   New Report on California's "Border Kids" Breaks Stereotypes June 14, 2007 Children living along the California-Mexico border face substantial challenges to their health and educational well-being, according to a new report.   Children Now's Statement on Governor Schwarzenegger's Budget Revisions May 14, 2007 Statement from Ted Lempert, president of Children Now, regarding Governor Schwarzenegger’s state budget revisions.   Children Now's Statement on FCC Report on TV Violence April 25, 2007 Statement in reaction to the Federal Communications Commission's report on television violence.   Children Now's Miller on the FCC's Fine Against Univision February 25, 2007 Statement on the FCC's decision to fine Univision for airing children's soap operas to fulfill educational programming requirements.   Children Now's Lempert on Gov. Schwarzenegger's Agenda for California's Children January 11, 2007 Children Now statement on the proposed California budget for 2007-08.   Status of California's Kids Undermines Public Health and Economy, According to New Children Now Report Card, "The State of the State's Children" January 3, 2007 If significant children’s policy changes are not made in health care and education, future generations will be far worse off, according to a new study from Children Now.   California Voters Support Spending More Money on Schools, But Only with More Accountability, According to New Poll November 30, 2006 As the state legislature gets set to reconvene next Monday and Governor Schwarzenegger launches a new term, voters are looking for comprehensive changes to the public education system.