2010 Children Now Report Card Sets Agenda
Every year, Children Now offers a Report Card to grade key areas of child well being in California. This year, the advocacy organization has taken this tool a step further by offering a children’s health agenda to incoming lawmakers.
The agenda addresses and recommends action on several key issues, including:
- Strengthening California’s afterschool infrastructure
- Establishing a comprehensive, longitudinal data system to track educational outcomes
- Coordinating and streamlining the state’s delivery of children’s services
- Providing quality health coverage and improving access to care
Overall, the state received an average grade of C- in the report card, with grades ranging from a D for oral health services and K-12 education, to a B+ for afterschool programming. The report cites disproportional budget cuts to children’s programs as the reason for consistently low grades.
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