Some disturbing facts ... from an AP story ... Study: 1 in 4 Oklahoma kids live in poverty (AP) - Nearly 1 in 4 Oklahoma children live in poverty and the number of children living in high-poverty areas has more than doubled since 2000, according to a national study released Tuesday. The 25th annual Kids Count report from the Baltimore-based Annie E. Casey Foundation ranked Oklahoma 39th in 16 indicators across four areas: economic well-being, education, health and family and community. The state dropped from 36th in 2013, one of the largest declines in the national listing. There are a couple of areas where we improved, but even with the improvement, Oklahoma isnt doing very well, really, on outcomes for children, said Terry Smith, president of the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy, which directs the Oklahoma Kids Count. Nationally, the poverty rate increased from 19 percent in 2005 to 23 percent in 2012. The states with the highest overall child well-being rankings are Massachusetts, Vermont, Iowa, New Hampshire and Minnesota. The lowest ranking states are Arizona, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico and Mississippi. The report shows that 1 in 10 teens ages 16 to 19 was not attending school and not working in 2012, which is a 25 percent increase from 2008.
Posted on: Mon, 28 Jul 2014 14:23:09 +0000
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