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2016 KIDS COUNT Data Book
The 2016 KIDS COUNT Data Book provides a detailed picture of how children are faring in the United States. In addition to ranking states on ...
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Direct Certification for School Meals: Feeding Students, Counting Kids, Funding Schools
This brief describes a number of solutions that would improve the effectiveness of the direct certification system and its ability to accurately identify low-income students.
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Funding Opportunities: Services that Help Prevent Kids in the Child Welfare System from Entering the Juvenile Justice System
This chart pack examines services that help children and families in the child welfare system. Funding for some of these services has recently increased, but ...
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2015 KIDS COUNT Data Book Report
Children in Massachusetts lead the nation in educational achievement, and are at or near the top in a number of measures of health, but one ...
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The Right Size for Learning: Class Sizes in Massachusetts
Children have a better chance to succeed in school when they receive individualized support and attention. Smaller class sizes are one way to help our ...
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Declines in Work Supports for Low-Income Parents
This report provides an overview of what the state has and has not been doing to provide the support low income parents need to succeed ...
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Economic Opportunity & Child Poverty in MA
The number of children living in poverty in Massachusetts would be twice as high as it is if low income families did not receive help ...
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Beyond the Bell: Options for Increased Learning Time
Increased learning time can be an effective tool for providing more of our young people with improved, more well-rounded education - but only if it's ...
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From Poverty to Opportunity: The Challenge of Building a Great Society
This report traces economic and policy changes since the launch of the Great Society, and how these changes have affected the lives of children and ...
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