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Topic: Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth
“While changes in the way the data are collected limit our ability to compare this year’s ranking to older ones, TCCY is pleased Tennessee now ranks better than it did in the early days of its participation in KIDS COUNT when the state ranking was much nearer the bottom,” said Richard Kennedy, Executive Director of the Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth, the state’s KIDS COUNT affiliate.
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New Tennessee Child Well-Being Report Focuses on Challenges Rural Counties Face
This report, produced by the Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth, the Annie E. Casey Foundation Tennessee KIDS COUNT® partner, is released in conjunction with county profiles for all 95 Tennessee counties. The profiles include substantial county-level data and county ranks in important areas affecting child development: economic well-being, education, health and family, and community. The profiles also list county measures on 38 indicators. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
Montgomery County ranks 6th in Tennessee for Child Well-Being
Some of the county’s strongest rankings include the lowest rate of children who lack health insurance in the state and comparatively high percentages of 3rd to 8th grade students who demonstrate proficiency on TNReady reading and math tests. The county’s biggest opportunities for improvement are high housing costs and one of the higher percentages of student suspensions from school. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
Tennessee Shows Reduction in the Number of Children Living in Concentrated PovertyOne of 29 States Nationwide to Show Progress in Child Poverty Rate According to New Data Snapshot from the Annie E. Casey Foundation
Using the latest data available from the U.S. Census Bureau, the snapshot examines where concentrated poverty has worsened across the country despite a long period of national economic expansion. Living in a neighborhood with a high level of concentrated poverty, in addition to putting children at risk from environmental exposure and reduced opportunities, can cause chronic stress and trauma.
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Austin Peay State University to host 7th annual Joint Conference on Juvenile Justice, April 8th
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2015 Children’s Advocacy Days to be held March 10th-11th
Dr. Kenneth Minkoff of Harvard University will speak on Wednesday. He is one of the nation’s leading experts on integrated treatment of individuals with co-occurring psychiatric and substance (dual diagnosis) disorders.
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Kids Count State of the Child: Are Tennessee Children Prepared to Learn?
Children do not enter school as blank slates, each equally impressionable to educators’ efforts. Children enter school with figurative backpacks. Some children come with an eagerness to learn, good health, emotional security and a sense of safety fostered by a supportive family and community. Others come without important tools for learning and already weighed down by the trauma of poverty, hunger, violence or abuse.
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Tennessee Improves in National KIDS COUNT Ranking on Child Well-Being
The Data Book rates states on four domains: Economic Well-Being, Education, Health, and Family and Community. Each domain is comprised of four measures. When the most recently available data were compared to those from 2005, Tennessee improved on 10 of the 16 measures; worsened on five and remained the same on one, paralleling national changes. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
Tennessee Fourth Graders’ National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Reading Scores Improved over 10-Year Period
The report, KIDS COUNT Data Snapshot: Early Reading Proficiency in the United States, compares 2003 and 2013 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) fourth grade reading scores. It was issued by the Annie E. Casey Foundation KIDS COUNT Program. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam proclaims October 17th “Lights On Afterschool Day”
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