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MEDIA RELEASE According to data presented in the 2013 Kids Count Data Book, released today by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, Hawaii ranks 25th out of 50 states in overall child well-being. The Data Book presents data on 16 indicators in four areas essential to child well-being: economic well-being, education, health, and the family and […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s latest KIDS COUNT Data Book shows both promising progress and discouraging setbacks for the nation’s children: While their academic achievement and health improved in most states, their economic well-being continued to decline. Over the period of roughly 2005 to 2011, the improvements in children’s health and education include […]

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MEDIA RELEASE According to data released by the Annie E Casey Foundation in its 2011 Kids Count Data Book, Hawaii ranks 26th in key indicators of child health and well-being. The Data Book highlights children in Hawaii have experienced: * Improvements in the infant mortality rate, the teen death rate, and the teen birth rate […]

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