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Make KIDS COUNT! Recommendations for local government using ARPA funding

July 30, 2021 | Ohio
The Children's Defense Fund - Texas applauds the Texas House Democrats for their bold move to stop voter suppression in its tracks.

July 13, 2021 | Texas
Maggie Stern's Testimony in Opposition to HB 3 - July 10, 2021

July 12, 2021 | Texas
Maggie Stern's Testimony in Opposition to HB 2 - July 10, 2021

July 12, 2021 | Texas
Maggie Stern's Testimony in Opposition to SB1- July 10, 2021

July 12, 2021 | Texas
Child Welfare

July 1, 2021 | Ohio
Child Poverty

Nearly 1 in 5 Ohio Students Were Not Graduating on Time Even Before COVID-19 Upended the Educations of Millions of Ohio Children, New Report Shows

June 21, 2021 | Ohio
Child Health

Minnesota Ranks Third Overall for Children’s Well-Being, but Fault Lines in Systems Exacerbated by Pandemic; Black, Indigenous and Children of Color Experience Vast Disparities in Outcomes

Minnesota ranked third among states for overall child well-being, improving in health and education rankings but falling in the Family and Community domain from 2020, according to the latest edition of the national 2021 KIDS COUNT® Data Book, released today by the Annie E. Casey Foundation.

June 20, 2021 | Minnesota
Texas Medicaid 1115 Waiver Public Hearing - Verbal Testimony by Dr. Laura Guerra-Cardus

June 16, 2021 | Texas
Child Health

Children’s Defense Fund receives $20 Million From MacKenzie Scott and Dan Jewett

Advocacy for America’s children just received a boost in the form of a $20 million investment in the Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) from MacKenzie Scott and Dan Jewett. The unrestricted gift is the largest single contribution in CDF’s history.

June 15, 2021 | National