Mississippi shows slight increase in child wellbeing
Mississippi ranks 48th in child wellbeing, the highest ranking in nearly 30 years, according to the Mississippi KIDS COUNT study.
Miss. children improving, but not fast enough
Mississippi has ranked 50th in the nation for child well-being in the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s annual Kids Count report.
Our View: Kids Count? In Mississippi, not so much
Each year, the Ann E. Casey Foundation releases its exhaustive study of the well-being of America’s children called Kids Count.
Mississippi ranked 50th in child well-being
A study released today ranks Mississippi last in the nation in overall child well-being.
Race for Results: New report details racial gap among U.S. children
In every region of America, white and Asian children are far better positioned for success than black, Latino and American Indian children, according to a new report appealing for urgent action to bridge this racial gap.
Study: 4 of 5 fourth graders are not proficient readers
A recently released Kids Count study shows 4 out of 5 Mississippi school children are not proficient readers by the time they enter the fourth grade.
Our view: It’s time to stop moralizing about sex education
The Columbus Rotary Club, like most civic organizations, keep to a pretty tight schedule during its weekly luncheons. The program starts promptly at noon and ends just as promptly at 1 p.m. Tuesdays are work days, after all.
Experts share Kids Count data with Rotarians
A pair of Mississippi State University researchers shared data from Mississippi Kids Count during Tuesday’s meeting of the Columbus Rotary Club at Lion Hills Golf Club.
Few bright spots in child well-being survey
Despite small gains, Mississippi once again ranks last in the nation for children’s well-being, with lingering effects of the recession continuing to loom over more than a third of the state’s households.