by Children At Risk | Mar 23, 2023 | C@R Blog, COVID-19, Early Childhood Education, Equity, Health & Nutrition, Immigration, K-12 Education, Policy, Publication, Research
Data must be the catalyst for any conversation regarding the well-being of our children. However, data alone is not sufficient. We must also overlay context to better understand the complexities of the many issues facing our children. Growing Up in Houston aims to do just that.
by Children At Risk | Feb 24, 2023 | Basic Needs, C@R Blog, Early Childhood Education, Equity, Events, Health & Nutrition, K-12 Education, Policy, TXFLC
On Thursday, February 16, the Texas Family Leadership Council and CHILDREN AT RISK hosted the third annual State of Black Children in Texas summit. The summit explored the challenges Black children face growing up in Texas and how to best support them at all stages of...
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 | Nov 28, 2022 | C@R Blog, COVID-19, Early Childhood Education, Policy, Publication
Child care centers and family child care homes provide an indispensable resource to parents across Texas. Quality child care is crucial for the development and early education of young children. Despite the importance of this essential industry, child care centers are...
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...