Kids Count

Health

Report: Few Young Parents In NC Have Degrees, Many Are Poor

Rebecca Martinez

North Carolina has about 117,000 young parents between age 18 to 24. Few of these young parents have a degree, and most of them are poor, according to the鈥�

The cover of the 2016 Kids Count Data Book

Health

Kids Count: Report Finds Improved Health and Education Despite Pervasive Poverty

Rebecca Martinez

Health and education indicators are improving among North Carolina children despite spotty economic recovery, according to an annual report from the Annie鈥�

Small children seated on the floor in front of a teacher.

Health

Report: Child Reading And Health Care Access Improves As Poverty Increases

Rebecca Martinez

North Carolina ranks 34th in the country for child well-being. That's according to the Annie E. Casey Foundation's 2015 KIDS COUNT Data Book. The annual鈥�

Education

Report Shows Challenges For African-American, Latino Kids

Reema Khrais

African-American, Latino and American-Indian children in North Carolina face greater obstacles to success than their peers, according to a new policy鈥�

A new report shows that 65% of North Carolina students entering the fourth grade are not proficient readers

Education

Report: 65 Percent Of NC Kids Enter Fourth Grade Below Reading Grade Level

Reema Khrais

Sixty-five percent of students in North Carolina are not reading at grade level by the time they reach fourth grade, according to the latest KIDS COUNT鈥�

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