Compared to Their Classmates, Kids of Color More Likely to Be Removed by Schools Black and American Indian kids are more likely — and in some instances much more likely — to be suspended and expelled from public school compared to their white, Latino and Asian classmates. Learn more about this new search category Check out the Data Center today Read More
More Americans Earning Bachelor’s Degrees and Higher Today, more Americans are earning higher levels of education, according to new data on the KIDS COUNT Data Center. Read More
Evidence2Success 2017 Community Selection Process A Casey-hosted webinar explored Evidence2Success, a framework that brings public system and resident leaders together to improve child well-being. Read More
Nearly 425,000 Kids in Foster Care Before the COVID-19 Pandemic Hit in 2018 Nearly 425,000 children were in the U.S. foster care system before the COVID-19 pandemic began. Take a closer look at this demographic. Read More
Casey Foundation Grantee Featured in Policy & Practice Case Commons earns high praise for supporting technology-smart casework in Policy & Practice magazine, a leading authority on public human services produced by the American Public Human Services Association. Read More
Proportion of American Parents Without Health Insurance Hits Five-Year Low In 2015, 12% of all parents — 7 million Americans — lacked health insurance. This rate has steadily improved since 2010, when 18% of all parents lacked health insurance. The Affordable Care Act, signed in 2010, is attributed to the increased rates of parental insurance coverage. Read More
Indiana Begins Journey Toward JDAI Statewide Expansion Juvenile justice stakeholders in Indiana reflect on reduced rates of youth detention in local JDAI sites and look forward to expanding the initiative. Read More
Atlanta's Sheltering Arms Leads Project to Expand Use of Two-Generation Strategies in Three States A new three-year project funded by the Buffett Early Childhood Fund will support the use of strategies to create opportunites for children and their parents to succeed together at Educare schools in Arizona, Louisiana and Maine. Read More
How the KIDS COUNT Data Center Can Help a Grant Writer Learn how a grant writer might analyze data, connect with others and share resources on children and families through the KIDS COUNT Data Center. Read More
Patrick McCarthy Named President & CEO The Annie E. Casey Foundation Board of Trustees named Patrick T. McCarthy as president and chief executive officer, effective April 4, 2010. Read More
