FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, March 20, 2025 Contact: Matt Roman, [email protected], 617-835-3167 Children Now President Ted Lempert's Statement on President Trump's Executive Order Dismantling the Department of Education OAKLAND, CA — “Eliminating the Department of Education is the wrong thing to do for kids. The Department does so much critical work for kids in [...]
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, January 27, 2025 Contact: Matt Roman, [email protected], 617-835-3167 California County Scorecard Reveals Statewide Struggles in Education and Foster Care Children Now’s Scorecard Analyzes Key Data on Kids’ Well-Being in All 58 California Counties OAKLAND, CA — The majority of students across California continue to fail to meet basic education standards, [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, January 10, 2025 Contact: Matt Roman, [email protected], 617-835-3167 Children Now President Ted Lempert's Statement in Response to the Governor’s Budget Proposal OAKLAND, CA — We applaud the Governor’s focus on continued support for kids in his proposed budget, including TK, community schools, after school, and career education. But much more is [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, December 2, 2024 at 12:00 a.m. PT Contact: Matt Roman, [email protected], 617-835-3167 Over 1,000 Organizations Demand Governor Newsom Prioritize Kids in 2025-26 Budget The Children’s Movement letter demonstrates widespread support for increased funding for kids OAKLAND, CA — Last week, through The Children’s Movement of California, over 1,000 organizations sent [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, October 2, 2024 Contact: Matt Roman, [email protected], 617-835-3167 Opportunity Institute Will Continue on at Children Now Children Now to further organization’s work focused on whole-child equity OAKLAND, CA — The Opportunity Institute, a leader in promoting systemic change to address poverty, racial inequality, and social and economic mobility, will continue its [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 12, 2024 Contact: Matt Roman, [email protected], 617-835-3167 Children Now President Ted Lempert Honored with Florette Angel Memorial Child Advocacy Award Bestowed by The Partnership for America’s Children, the Award Honors Leadership in Championing Children OAKLAND, CA — Children Now’s President Ted Lempert is the recipient of the 2024 Florette Angel Memorial [...]
Children Now’s Statement on Governor Newsom’s 2024-25 State Budget May Revision OAKLAND, CA – Children Now President Ted Lempert issued the following statement today in response to Governor Newsom’s 2024-25 California state budget May Revision: “After already threatening the safety of California’s foster youth by proposing the elimination of FURS (the 24/7, in-person helpline), the [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, May 8, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. PT Contact: Matt Roman, [email protected], 617-835-3167 Over 1,000 Organizations Demand Governor Newsom Protect Foster Youth The Family Urgent Response System is Proposed to be Eliminated from California’s Budget OAKLAND, CA — One of the most alarming and significant proposed cuts in this year’s state budget [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 10, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. PT Contact: Matt Roman, [email protected] or 617-835-3167. Children Now President Ted Lempert issued the following statement in response to the Governor’s budget proposal released today (1/10/24): For decades, California has consistently underinvested in its kids. While we recognize the large deficit affecting the Administration’s budget [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 3, 2023 at 8:00 a.m. PT Contact: Alex Matias, 917.582.6996, [email protected] California Student Leaders Will Unite for October 2023 Summit Oakland, CA – The 2023 Summit for Student Leaders will take place on October 6th and 7th. Children Now is hosting The Summit, in partnership with student-led groups and student-facing [...]
