Our KidsFlash blog helps child advocates and policymakers stay up to date on the latest child well-being news from the Colorado State Capitol and around the state. Find data and research on child health, early childhood education and development, K-12 education, and more. Track important legislation and policies affecting Colorado's kids. Get the inside scoop on the Children's Campaign's outreach efforts - including information on important fundraising and advocacy events, as well as efforts being undertaken by the It's About Kids and Circle of Friends networks. The KidsFlash blog is your connection to the resources and information your need to make a difference in the lives of Colorado's children.
Each week during the 2019 session of the Colorado General Assembly, we bring you the latest news and analysis of legislation impacting the early development, health, and education of Colorado kids.
Following a federal judge’s decision to block an untested, unnecessary question about citizenship status from appearing on the 2020 Census questionnaire, the Trump administration last week filed a formal request to expedite the decision to the Supreme Court.
Children’s Hospital Colorado, Clayton Early Learning and Colorado Children’s Campaign have teamed up to host our eighth annual advocacy day on Tuesday, March 19, 2019.
This week on The West Steps we have the ultimate digestible explanation of the foundational layer of inequality in our school finance system: the property tax system that feeds it.
This week we welcomed legislators and partners for a moving Lunch and Learn presentation on trends in maternal and infant mortality in Colorado. The Children’s Campaign hosted the event and was joined in presenting this crucial information by the Raise Colorado coalition.
Last month the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced they would weaken school nutrition standards and guidelines. Over 100,000 comments were submitted to the federal register with 99 percent opposing any changes to the rules.
In 2018, 30 percent of Colorado’s children under 5 (over 100,000 children) received food vouchers from the Special Supplemental Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).
Each week during the 2019 session of the Colorado General Assembly, we bring you the latest news and analysis of legislation impacting the early development, health, and education of Colorado kids.
