The State of Texas Children 2009-10 Now Available Online
Author:
Frances Deviney /(512) 320-0222 x 106
April 14, 2010
On February 12, the Center for Public Policy Priorities released The State of Texas Children: Texas KIDS COUNT Annual Data Book 2009-2010, a resource that offers an updated look at the well-being of children in Texas, as well as complete online data snapshots for every county in Texas. In addition to hard copies of the book, which can be purchased online for $12, pdf copies of the book are now available for free on our website.
This year's data book chronicles how decades of state fiscal belt-tightening have squeezed off investment in child well-being in Texas, noting that even though federal stimulus dollars filled the gaps in the 2010-2011 state budget, resulting in a slight increase in state spending on services to children, Texas still ranks among the 10 states with the highest rate of child poverty in the nation, as it has for every year since 2000. Furthermore, the most current data available does not yet reflect the effects of the economic recession which hit Texas children and families much later than the rest of the country.
Click here to download a pdf copy of The State of Texas Children 2009-10.