New at Idaho KIDS COUNT

Read to Learn, Read to Earn: A Policy Forum 12/7/2011

Presentations from the Forum:

• "Read to Learn, Read to Earn" Overview (pdf) - Lauren Necochea
• Why Third Grade Reading Matters for Future Success (pdf) - LeAnn Simmons
• How Do We Get There? Stories of Inspiration and Motivation (pdf) - Melissa Langan
• The Link Between Reading Skills and Safe Communities (pdf) - Brent Reinke
• Summer Learning Loss (pdf) - Don Coberly
• Access to Early Education (pdf) - Larraine Clayton

Reading by the End of Third Grade Research Initiative

• NEW Fact Sheet! Third Grade Reading: Why reading matters.
• NEW Report! Reading Matters: Read to Learn, Read to Earn. This new report explores ways to improve reading proficiency in Idaho.
• NEW Report! Third Grade Reading: Why reading at grade level matters. This new report examines the importance of having Idaho's children read proficiently by third grade.
• EARLY WARNING! Why Reading by the End of Third Grade Matters

The 2011 KIDS COUNT Data Book has been released!

• Check the 2011 KIDS COUNT Data Book for new data on child well-being across the nation.
• Also see the Idaho State Profile and the related press release.

Idaho KIDS COUNT supports the Pledge to Idaho's Children.

• Click here for more information, or Click here to sign the pledge.

Small Faces in a BIG Recession Research Project

• Policy Brief: Idaho's Working Mothers and the Great Recession
• Policy Brief: When It Comes to Kids, Poverty Matters
• Archived previous reports

Tracking ARRA Spending in Idaho

• Final ARRA Tracking Report: February 2011
• Archived previous reports

Other State and National Data Reports

• New Annie E. Casey Foundation Report: "No Place for Kids: The Case for Reducing Juvenile Incarceration."
• Check out this article related to the Juvy Report
• Other Reports