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New England´s leadership on early care and education
As part of the National Day of Action on early learning, CAHS and our partners at the New England Consortium have sent a letter to our Senators (PDF) asking for their support in expanding early care and education programs in the US. … Continue reading
Chris Murphy and the SNAP challenge
The US Congress is debating the new farm bill this week, and this means talking about SNAP. The Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (the old food stamps) is one of the foundations of our safety net, and the biggest line item … Continue reading
Obamacare: it might just work as intended
Way back in 2009, when the CBO was estimating how much people were going to pay for health insurance in the soon-to-be-created exchanges, they gave a pretty startling number: $433 a month per person, on average, for a silver plan. … Continue reading
Posted in Health Care, Numbers and data, State Policy
Tagged ACA, exchange, Obamacare, premiums
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Support CAHS with a birdie
I want to let you know about an easy and fun fundraiser. CAHS is participating in the Birdies for Charity fundraising campaign through the Travelers Championship Golf Tournament to be held in June. Did you know that 14.9% of children … Continue reading
Kids Count: the data book
CAHS officially presented the 2013 Kids Count Data Book at the Legislative Office Building in the Capitol. You can find the whole book here in PDF form with detailed town by town information in more of a dozen indicators. The … Continue reading
Kids Count data point of the day: overall results
Tomorrow CAHS will be presenting the Kids Count data book for 2013 (1 pm, Legislative Office Building, Hartford – be there!) tracking seventeen indicators in child well-being in the state of Connecticut. The book has four main focus areas: Economic … Continue reading
Posted in KIDS Count, Numbers and data
Tagged data releases, data trends, events, Poverty
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Kids Count data point of the day: teen births
CAHS will release the 2012 Kids Count data book April 30th at 1 pm in an event at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford. Join us! Births to teenagers are strongly linked to poverty and single parenthood. Teen mothers are much … Continue reading
Kids Count data point of the day: low birth weight
CAHS will release the 2012 Kids Count data book April 30th at 1 pm in an event at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford. Join us! Low birth weight is strongly associated with infant mortality. It is usually the result ofeither … Continue reading
Kids Count data point of the day: test scores
CAHS will release the 2012 Kids Count data book April 30th at 1 pm in an event at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford. Join us! The fourth grade Connecticut Mastery Test gives a good indication of where children stand … Continue reading
Posted in Early Care and Education, KIDS Count, State Policy
Tagged education, mastery tests, test scores
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Kids Count datapoint of the day: child poverty
CAHS will release the 2012 Kids Count data book April 30th at 1 pm in an event at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford. Join us! In 2004, Connecticut was the first state to set a goal to reduce child … Continue reading
Posted in Inequality, KIDS Count, State Policy
Tagged Child poverty, Data point of the day, KIDS Count
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