FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 22, 2019 Contact: Maria Mejia, 510-763-2444 x108, [email protected] California’s K-12 Schools Don’t Employ Enough Adults to Ensure Students have the Support they Need to Succeed New brief from Children Now shows California is underfunding public schools OAKLAND, Calif. — California schools are not adequately employing enough educators and staff to [...]
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UNDER EMBARGO until Tuesday, Sept. 24 at 12:01 a.m. ET Contact: Maria Mejia | [email protected] | (510) 763-2444 ext. 108 More than 1 Million California Children Still Living in Concentrated Poverty New data snapshot from the Annie E. Casey Foundation shows modest improvement in Child Poverty Rate OAKLAND, Calif. —The percentage of children [...]
UNDER EMBARGO Until Monday, June 17 at 12:01 a.m. ET Contact: Maria Mejia, 510-763-2444 x108, [email protected] Despite areas of improvement, California ranks 35th nationally on children’s well-being State performs well in children’s health (7th), but falls near the bottom (46th) for economic well-being OAKLAND, California — While California may rank highly on economic growth [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 12, 2019 Contact: Maria Mejia, 510-763-2444 x108, [email protected] Children Now Statement on Gov. Newsom’s State of the State OAKLAND, CA— Children Now President Ted Lempert issued the following statement today in response to Governor Newsom’s State of the State: “We applaud Governor Newsom’s support for greater transparency and accountability in [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 10, 2019 Contact: Maria Mejia, 510-763-2444 x108, [email protected] Children Now Statement on Gov. Newsom’s Proposed 2019-20 Budget OAKLAND, CA— Children Now President Ted Lempert issued the following statement today in response to Governor Newsom’s 2019-20 proposed budget: “Children Now applauds the Governor’s proposed budget which makes needed pro-kid investments […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 7, 2019 Contact: Maria Mejia, 510-763-2444 x108, [email protected] Children Now Statement on Gov. Newsom’s Inaugural Address OAKLAND, CA— Children Now President Ted Lempert issued the following statement today in response to Governor Newsom’s inaugural address: “Children Now agrees with Governor Newsom that all California kids should have a good […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Maria Mejia, 510-763-2444 x108, [email protected] Availability of early childhood supports varies across counties, leads to disparities in health and education in later childhood New, interactive data tool on children’s well-being shows health indicators up, while others lag or remain stagnant OAKLAND, Calif. — While some indicators of children’s well-being […]
Questions 1. California ranks among the top states in per capita expenditures on a number of government programs, but below the national average on expenditures for children’s programs, including education and Medi-Cal. What are your thoughts on this prioritization of expenditures and what, if any, changes would you make in this regard? I absolutely believe that […]
Questions 1. California ranks among the top states in per capita expenditures on a number of government programs, but below the national average on expenditures for children’s programs, including education and Medi-Cal. What are your thoughts on this prioritization of expenditures and what, if any, changes would you make in this regard? Our investment in […]
