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 | Aug 9, 2022 | C@R Blog, K-12 Education, Parenting, TXFLC
This annual summit again dove into the issues of STEM education, focusing on building a robust and qualified pipeline of professionals in the wake of the pandemic.
by Children At Risk | Jun 1, 2022 | C@R Blog, Early Childhood Education, Policy
On May 19, 2022, C@R Director of Education, Kim Kofron, provided testimony to the Texas House Committee on International Relations and Economic Development. The testimony shared data on child care closures: “Texas has lost 21% of child care providers from March 2020...
by Children At Risk | Apr 27, 2022 | C@R Blog, Early Childhood Education
CHILDREN AT RISK ECE Team presented new data & gathered stakeholder feedback in 10 texas cities During the weeks of April 11 and April 25, the Children At Risk Early Childhood Education Team hosted roundtable discussions with ECE providers, advocates, and...
by Children At Risk | Mar 8, 2022 | C@R Blog, Equity, Events, K-12 Education, TXFLC
On Thursday, February 24, the Texas Family Leadership Council and CHILDREN AT RISK hosted the second annual State of Black Children summit. The summit, sponsored by Amazon and Amerigroup, explored the challenges Black children face growing up in Texas and how to best...