All children deserve to grow up in safe, loving homes, where their needs are being met. Sometimes safety concerns cause children to have to be removed from their parents. When this happens, placing children with relatives and family friends usually produces the best outcomes....
Reading at grade-level
We know that grade-level reading is critical to student success and students who are unsuccessful in making the transition from learning to read to reading to learn are likely to continue to experience challenges throughout their school years and beyond. In 2012, only 36% of Nebraska 4th graders and…...
A closer look at chronic absenteeism and truancy
We all want children to have access to opportunities to succeed through a quality education. Let’s be honest – an important component of a student’s ability to succeed in school is their attendance. In recent years, Nebraska legislators have enacted a number of bills aimed at increasing school attendance, reducing the number…...
A Changing Nebraska: By 2050, Nebraska will be older
Last week we kicked off a blog series on this year’s Kids Count commentary, “A Changing Nebraska: How demographic shifts impact children.” We started with a look at what Nebraska looks like right now and how Nebraska’s population is expected to grow to 2050. As the state’s population changes, trends…...
A Reminder on the Legislative Process
As the 2014 State Legislative Session gets underway, it’s was a good time for a reminder of how the state legislative process works. The State Legislature’s website a good resource for finding your Senator, learning more about the legislative process, or following the progress of a bill online. Our…...
A Changing Nebraska
This week Voices for Children was proud to release the annual Kids Count in Nebraska Report. In addition to 200+ state wide indicators of child well-being and 30 county-specific indicators, we include a commentary that dives deeper into a subject impacting Nebraska’s children. This year’s commentary was on “A Changing…...
We’re hiring! Communications Director/Coordinator
Love policy and data and know a thing or two about communications? Voices for Children in Nebraska is seeking a Communications Director/Coordinator. Title: Communications Director/Coordinator Job Summary: Responsible for developing and implementing a communications strategy and coordinating campaigns, publications and events sponsored by Voices for Children ranging from…...
Kids Count in Nebraska Report 2013
The 21st annual Kids Count in Nebraska Report continues to highlight data in each of Voices for Children’s four issues areas – Health, Education, Safety, and Economic Stability – with over 200 indicators of how children in our state are doing and 30 county-level indicators. We have continued with…...
