Most recent Kids Count Data Book shows Kentucky students are academically underprepared
By Nadia Ramlagan Public News Service New data shows most Kentucky kids are not academically prepared for a successful future….
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Fewer and fewer children in Kentucky’s foster care system are being reunited with their families
By Jasmine Demers Louisville Public Media The rate of children in Kentucky’s foster care system who are reunited with their…
Number of incarcerated kids declines in Kentucky, but advocates say still more alternatives are needed
By Shanteya Hudson Public News Service The number of children behind bars in Kentucky has declined significantly in recent years,…
Lack of federal childcare assistance could increase barriers for victims of domestic violence
By Nadia Ramlagan Public News Service Kentucky’s child-care crisis could get worse when federal assistance for child-care centers runs out,…
Kentucky child care providers face an uncertain future as federal financial assistance runs out
By Nadia Ramlagan Public News Service New federal data show child care expenses are out of reach for most families,…
New Kids Count report shows ‘disappointing’ results for how Kentucky children are faring; 40th overall
By Sarah Ladd The Kentucky Lantern A new report that evaluates the well-being of children in the United States every…
Kids Count report: The pandemic’s toll — only 1 in 4 eight-graders are proficient in math; why that matters
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on math scores across the United States, with just 1 in 4 eighth-graders achieving proficiency,…
Recent natural disasters are compounding mental health issues among Kentucky kids
By Nadia Ramlagan Public News Service Housing displacement and emotional trauma from natural disasters in the past year are likely…
Data shows Ky. remains at 37th in child well-being, with many kids suffering from mental health issues
The latest available data show that as the COVID-19 pandemic began impacting Kentucky and the rest of the nation, the…
Kids Count Data Book highlights areas of continued need as state aims toward recovery from pandemic
Kentucky ranks 37th in the nation in overall child well-being, according to the latest edition of the KIDS COUNT® Data…
Casey Foundation report shows 16 percent of KY’s children are growing up in concentrated poverty
By Nadia Ramlagan Public News Service The economy may have bounced back from the Great Recession, but that hasn’t helped…
KIDS COUNT Data Book gives some insight into how today’s youth compares to those a generation ago
By Amy Swann Kentucky Youth Advocates The Annie E. Casey Foundation published the first KIDS COUNT Data Book in 1990 to provide…
Kentucky 34th in overall well-being in Kids Count; best rank in health, worst in ‘family and community’
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The 30th annual Kids Count Data Book on children’s well-being, released by the Annie…
Kentucky Teacher: Russell Independent school’s KRUSH program helps erase stigma of Incarceration
By Jacob Perkins Kentucky Teacher Kids Rising Up through Support and Healing (KRUSH) has cultivated a sense of family for…
Casey Foundation 10-year data snapshot shows KY making progress but still lags on foster care
Though the data show stagnant progress from 2007 to 2017, Kentucky has recently demonstrated its commitment to prioritizing family-based placements…
New report finds majority of Kentucky’s more than 8,000 foster children are being placed with families
By Nadia Ramlagan Public News Service More Kentucky children in foster care are being placed with families, according to a…
New KIDS COUNT data ranks Kentucky 34th in nation in overall child well-being; gains in health, economics
Kentucky ranks 34th in the nation in overall child well-being, according to the 2017 KIDS COUNT® Data Book, released by…
Ky Youth Advocates KIDS COUNT data book provides sad snapshot of our kids; Boone County among best
The Kentucky KIDS COUNT 2016 County Data Book provides a snapshot of children by county, including county-level rankings of child well-being based…
KIDS COUNT: Kentucky has highest rate of kids with a parent in jail, according to ‘Shared Sentence’ report
By Terry Brooks Kentucky Youth Advocates Policy debates about incarceration rarely focus on the impact on children. Yet, we know…