by Children At Risk | Dec 14, 2022 | C@R Blog, Equity, Parenting
By: Blanca Torres, Intern The experience and memories you observe as a child often shape who you are as an adult. At our youngest, we are most vulnerable. Children who experience racism can have long-term effects and even trauma. For children, the effects of racism...
by Children At Risk | Dec 8, 2022 | C@R Blog, Equity, K-12 Education, Policy, Publication, Research
Despite a decades-long drop in the opportunity youth population, which decreased from 5.8 million to 4.4 million between 2011 and 2021, the number of opportunity youth rose dramatically during the pandemic to more than 6 million. The term opportunity youth (OY)...
by Children At Risk | Sep 8, 2022 | C@R Blog, COVID-19, COVID-19 Research, Equity, K-12 Education, Policy, Publication, Research
COVID-19 changed our public education landscape nearly overnight. Thousands of Texas schools and nearly 5.5 million students faced a school year like never before. Schools had to quickly develop tools andresources that would support the pivot to a virtual classroom...
by Children At Risk | Aug 31, 2022 | C@R Blog, Equity, K-12 Education, Op-Ed
As published in Dallas Morning News, August 31, 2022. Even as families are enjoying the first weeks of the school year, the challenges facing our education system remain more of the same. Many schools still have teacher vacancies and don’t have subject-certified...
by Children At Risk | Jul 13, 2022 | C@R Blog, Equity, Events, Immigration, Policy, TXFLC
This year, national advocates explored child-forward immigration policies, access to basic needs and mental health resources, education equity, and how to shift the narrative surrounding immigrants and immigration. On June 23, 2022, CHILDREN AT RISK hosted their...
by Children At Risk | Jun 24, 2022 | C@R Blog, Early Childhood Education, Equity, Events, Health & Nutrition, Parenting, TXFLC
Researchers and advocates gather to discuss federal and state policy implications maternal health outcomes, family planning, and economic justice at first-ever Texas Motherhood Summit. On May 5, Children at Risk and Texas Family Leadership Council (TXFLC) presented...
