Texas was ranked 41st in the KIDS Count Child Well-Being Index, an annual report that analyzes which states provide better outcomes for its children by comparing amounts of children in poverty, child education statistics, the unemployment rate of parents, and more.
This places Texas as one of the ten worst states to raise children in the United States. New Hampshire ranked at the top of the list, while New Mexico ranked last.
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Replay: Watch the Center for Public Policy Priorities' 2016 State of Texas Children report and San Antonio area snapshot, presented by CPPP, Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc.,
Written by Amanda Evrard on Feb 26 2015 - 12:07pm
REPLAY the VIDEO: Watch the webcast from the March 4 Center for Public Policy Priorities annual Texas KIDS Count report on the very latest data about how kids are doing in Texas.
A panel of policy, business, and research experts discussed “Why Pre-K? Why Now? - Joining Forces to Make Kids a Priority.” Panelists include:
Written by Amanda Evrard on Nov 22 2013 - 2:16pm
REPLAY VIDEO: NOWCastSA will webcast the Center for Public Policy Priorities' (CPPP) Investing in our Future: The State of Texas Children 2013 from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013 at Whitley Theological Center, 285 Oblate Drive.
Written by CharlotteAnne Lucas on Apr 4 2012 - 7:27pm
REPLAY THE VIDEO: The Center for Public Policy Priorities hosted the annual Texas Kids Count breakfast briefing Thursday, April 5, where community experts discussed findings from the new report, Choices: The State of Texas Children 2012.