Facebook X (Twitter) Linkedin By Keith Hadad Staff Writer For more information on this topic, contact Keith at khadad@acnj.org. Breakfast is one of the most important meals of the day, especially for growing children. This is why legislators and advocates have worked so hard to ensure that free and reduced-price breakfast is available at school […]
Category: Kids Count
Newark Kids Count 2024, A City Profile of Child Well-Being
Facebook X (Twitter) Linkedin NEWS: Latest Newark Kids Count Data Report, Now Available in Spanish, Reveals Mixed Progress in Outcomes for Child Well-Being NEWARK, NJ – With fewer families living below the poverty line, a decrease in unemployment, and an increase in median household income, Newark is making progress in some areas of child well-being but […]
Los Niños de Newark Cuentan 2024, Un Perfil de la Ciudad Sobre el Bienestar Infantil
Facebook X (Twitter) Linkedin El último informe de datos, Los Niños de Newark Cuentan, por primera vez disponible en español, revela un progreso mixto en los resultados del bienestar infantil NEWARK, Nueva Jersey – Con menos familias viviendo por debajo de la linea de pobreza, una disminución del desempleo y un aumento en el ingreso […]
Did you know only 42% of NJ’s third graders were reading at or above grade level in 2022-23?
Facebook X (Twitter) Linkedin By Alena Siddiqui Data Analyst For more information on this topic or kids count data, contact Alena at asiddiqui@acnj.org Third grade is the time when students shift from “learning to read” to “reading to learn.” It is desired that students should read proficiently by the end of third grade because in […]
Did you know over 250,000 children in New Jersey live below the poverty level?
Facebook X (Twitter) Linkedin By Alena Siddiqui Data Analyst For more information on this topic or kids count data, contact Alena at asiddiqui@acnj.org Poverty is commonly defined as the state of insufficiency or lacking financial resources, goods, and means of support. Poverty thresholds have been used in the United States since 1965, and are based […]
