Untapped Potential
Early Learning Investments in Vermont. Although the evidence that learning begins at birth is compelling, as a society we continue to under-invest in children’s earliest and most formative years. Read...
View ArticleVermont’s Child Welfare and Juvenile Judicial Systems Undergo Comprehensive...
During the 2008 session Vermont’s legislature passed comprehensive reforms to the state’s child welfare and juvenile judicial systems. The legislation instituted a major policy shift in how the state...
View ArticleChanges to Vermont’s TANF Program
“Changes to Vermont’s TANF Program” follows recent developments that are affecting Reach Up’s implementation and examines their implications for the future of the program. The brief explains the two...
View ArticleAsking the Right Questions About Vermont Schools
“Asking the Right Questions About Vermont Schools” follows the evolution of public school funding in Vermont since Act 60, explains the importance of local school board decision-making, looks at both...
View ArticleVermont Child Economic Well-Being
Short on cash, out of gas, car needs repairs, kids are sick, boss takes no excuses, more month than money and too many mouths to feed, not enough to get by, pay the bills you can and hope the rent...
View ArticleChildren and Environmental Toxins
“Children and Environmental Toxins” explains why kids react to toxins differently than adults and lists the specific vulnerabilities that accompany each developmental stage of childhood — from prenatal...
View ArticleBridging the Gap: Pathways to Success for All Vermont Students
Bridging the Gap, Voices’ report documenting the poverty-based achievement gap in Vermont and recommending a two-pronged approach to eliminating it: expanding the capacity of schools to create...
View ArticleAfterschool Programs in Vermont: Supporting Success for All Students
Voices’ policy brief builds upon our Bridging the Gap finding that because many out-of-school factors directly influence academic achievement, schools alone cannot address the problem of poverty and...
View ArticleChallenging Poverty: Supporting Children and Families in Difficult Times
Voices’ 2010 KIDS COUNT Report Challenging Poverty: Supporting Families in Difficult Times highlights indicators of child poverty and family economic hardship in the state of Vermont to provide a...
View ArticleNew KIDS COUNT Report: Race for Results
New National Scorecard on Children’s Progress Shows Troubling Obstacles to Reaching Key Milestones Race for Results Identifies Need to Create More Opportunity for Success for all Children, Especially...
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