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Kinship Care: Keeping Kids with Families
253,000 Texas kids live with family or close friends who have stepped in to care for them when their parents aren’t able. These arrangements, known
Every Texan
December 16, 2014
253,000 Texas kids live with family or close friends who have stepped in to care for them when their parents aren’t able. These arrangements, known
As the divisive elections fade and the holiday season approaches, it’s time to put aside our differences and focus on what all Texans believe in.
More than one million families with young children in Texas are low-income—nearly half of all families with young children. Texas kids growing up in low-income
Since Texas children account for nearly one of every 11 children in the U.S., our state government must continue to invest in programs and services
It’s been about a month since a state district judge ruled that the Texas school finance system is unconstitutional, saying it’s inadequate, inefficient and inequitable.
Like taking your temperature, reporting the annual poverty rate is a broad measure of how economically healthy Texas families are. This week’s U.S. Census release
Nearly 3,500 high-poverty Texas schools now have an opportunity to provide free breakfast and lunch to all students without having to collect cumbersome school meal
I know that I share with every parent a sense of hope for their child’s future. And with one of every 11 U.S. kids living
A new report from the National KIDS COUNT Project shows that Texas is one of the toughest places to be a kid. The conclusion comes
The Center for Public Policy Priorities is deeply saddened by reports of tens of thousands of unaccompanied children crossing into the United States, many detained by border security