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Don’t Close the Door on Our Youngest Learners: Head Start Is Essential for Texas Children

Don’t Close the Door on Our Youngest Learners: Head Start Is Essential for Texas Children

by Children At Risk | Oct 7, 2026 | C@R Blog, Early Childhood Education, Op-Ed

OPINION: Don't Close the Door on Our Youngest Learners As the Administration weighs the public comments in response to their recent Head Start Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, C@R’s data team comments on the ways in which Head Start is actually essential for Texas...
The Power of Immigrants that Texas Does Not Seem to Want to Understand

The Power of Immigrants that Texas Does Not Seem to Want to Understand

by Children At Risk | Jun 28, 2023 | C@R Blog, Equity, Immigration, K-12 Education, Newsletter, North Texas, Op-Ed, Policy, Research, Uncategorized

By Linda Corchado & Bob Sanborn     The data is clear. A third of Texas’ nearly 8 million children are immigrants or the children of immigrants. In our cities, like Houston, the number is about half of our children. If children are our future then our path forward...
Op-Ed: Every student in Texas should access a free school meal

Op-Ed: Every student in Texas should access a free school meal

by Children At Risk | Dec 12, 2022 | C@R Blog, Health & Nutrition, Op-Ed

As published in Dallas Morning News, December 12, 2022. By Bob Sanborn and Laura Hayes According to Feeding America, 1 out of 5 children in North Texas faces hunger due to limited resources, poverty and parental unemployment. Just like a car running out of gas, hungry...
OP-ED: More Accountability for School Vouchers

OP-ED: More Accountability for School Vouchers

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...
Opinion: Vulnerable LGBTQ+ youth need support

Opinion: Vulnerable LGBTQ+ youth need support

by Center to End the Trafficking and Exploitation of Children | Jun 30, 2021 | C@R Blog, Human Trafficking, Op-Ed

Coming out is a testimony in itself. I told my mother when I was a sophomore in college.   Preparing to come out wasn’t all sunshine and rainbows. I drafted numerous speeches and spent countless tearful nights racked with anxiety. But, to my surprise, the best...
The Moment of Truth: Do We Care if Poor Kids Have Medical Coverage?

The Moment of Truth: Do We Care if Poor Kids Have Medical Coverage?

by Julie Morris | Apr 11, 2019 | C@R Blog, Health & Nutrition, Op-Ed, Policy

By Jenny Eyer & Dan Micciche Health coverage for children means a lot more than a yearly doctor’s visit. Children with health coverage have better school attendance, higher educational attainment, and improved economic opportunities than those without coverage. If...
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