Kids Count report: Miss. on bottom of list again By Emily Le Coz | Clarion-Ledger | July 22, 2014 Mississippi youth suffer worse odds than those anywhere else in the nation, ranking dead last once again in the annual Kids Count report measuring the well-being of children and families. Its the 24th time in the 25 years the Annie E. Casey Foundation has issued the report that Mississippi claimed last place overall, slipping back down from its spot at No. 49 the previous year. Thats based on its performance in four key areas: health, education, economic well-being and family and community. Mississippi ranked 48th in the first two areas and 50th in the last two. Although Mississippi saw no change in any of the four focus areas, the report noted, the overall ranking fell due to improvements in other states. Among the areas in which the state scored worse was its child poverty rate, with more than one-third of all youth living below the federal poverty line — the highest in the country. That rate has continued to climb here despite falling nationally as most states begin recovering from the recession. Click to continue reading https://maetoday.nea.org/index.php/News-Articles/kids-count-report-miss-on-bottom-of-list-again.html
Posted on: Wed, 23 Jul 2014 19:15:18 +0000
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