While the percentage of American children living in poverty fell in
2015, many continue to live in high-poverty areas and gains in
children's well-being could be lost without continued investment, an
annual report from the Annie. E. Casey Foundation finds. The report, which measured child
well-being in four areas — economic well-being, education, health, and
family and community — found minimal gains in indicators of
academic achievement. Although rates of high school completion and
fourth-grade reading proficiency improved from 2010 to 2015, the
percentage of children not attending pre-K classes has remained largely
unchanged since 2009, while the eighth-grade math proficiency rate has
gotten slightly worse. The report found progress in a number of
health indicators, including the uninsured rate for children, which
fell from 8 percent in 2010 to 5 percent in 2015; the share of teens who
abuse alcohol or drugs, which fell from 7 percent to 5 percent; and
child and teen deaths, which was down from 26 per 100,000 to 25 per
100,000. The report also notes that racial disparities in child
well-being persist.
Annie E. Casey Foundation. (2017). Kids Count. Baltimore, MD: A. E. Casey Foundation.
http://www.aecf.org/m/databook/2017KCDB_FINAL_embargoed.pdf
Annie E. Casey Foundation. (2017). Kids Count. Baltimore, MD: A. E. Casey Foundation.
http://www.aecf.org/m/databook/2017KCDB_FINAL_embargoed.pdf
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