GA-CAN! 12/3 Presentation
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DATACENTER.KIDSCOUNT.ORG
GAFCP.ORG/COUNT/MAIN
In 1990Georgia Ranked
4848thth
in the nation inchild well-being
We provide data, research, We provide data, research, and evaluation.and evaluation.
In the past In the past 25 25 yearsyears, Georgia , Georgia improved from improved from
4848thth to 42 to 42ndnd
Ranking based Ranking based on four areas:on four areas:Economic well-beingEconomic well-beingEducationEducationHealthHealthFamily and communityFamily and community
Georgia is improving in all four of KIDS COUNT’s major health indicators •Low Birthweight
•Children without health insurance
•Child and teen deaths
•Teens who abuse alcohol or drugs
And three of four education indicators•Fourth graders not proficient in reading
•Eighth graders not proficient in math
•High school students not graduating on time
But, Georgia But, Georgia still has far to still has far to gogo• 66% of fourth graders aren’t
proficient in reading
• 71% of eighth graders aren’t proficient in math
30% of high schoolers don’t graduate on time
More than half of Georgia’s kids aren’t attending pre-
school
KIDS COUNT economic indicators worsened over the past decade
•27% of Georgia children live in poverty
•33% of kids live in homes where parents lack secure employment
•38% of kids live in families with a high housing cost burden
More than 30% of families with young kids (0-8) lack full-time,
year-round employment
58% of these families lack a post-secondary education
degree
Nationally and in Georgia, there are disparities between white children and children of color. Specifically, Latino
children and African-American children lag white children in overall well-being.
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For KIDS COUNT data Rebecca Rice: