A couple weeks ago the Annie E. Casey Foundation published the Race for Results: building a path to opportunity for all children report. This report explores the intersection of kids, race, and opportunity and features the new Race for Results. This index is based on 12 indicators measuring children’s success and…...
Race for Results Series: African-American Children in Nebraska
Last week the Annie E. Casey Foundation published the Race for Results: building a path to opportunity for all children report. This report explores the intersection of kids, race, and opportunity and features the new Race for Results. This index is based on 12 indicators measuring children’s success and allows…...
Join Us to Rally for Working Families!
Nebraska is a state that values work and values family, but these values aren’t always reflected in our laws. As the 2014 Legislative Session comes to a close, several proposals that would have helped working families failed to cross the finish line. These proposals include: paid family and medical leave,…...
Race for Results
Yesterday, the Annie E. Casey Foundation released the report Race for Results: Building a Path to Opportunity for all Children. The report highlights the ongoing disparities in health, education, development, and family economics by creating an index to compare children of different races’ opportunities. 12 indicators were selected by the…...
Could You Survive on $7.25?
Could you survive on $7.25? That question is particularly pertinent as the Nebraska Legislature prepares to consider LB 943, a bill that would gradually increase the minimum wage from $7.25 to $9.00 an hour by 2017. The statistics clearly indicates the need for a wage increase. As our Family Bottom…...
Federal Child Care Bill Takes an Important Step Forward
Last week, the United States Senate advanced a bill to reauthorize the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG), the primary source of federal funding for child care assistance. CCDBG funds are important because they help ensure that kids are safe so parents can work. If the bill is passed…...
