Our KidsFlash blog helps child advocates and policymakers stay up to date on the latest child wellbeing news around the state. In our weekly newsletter, you can find data and research on child health, early childhood learning and development, K-12 education, and more. During the legislative session, KidsFlash also serves as a resource to help 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 you need to make a difference in the lives of Colorado's children.
State leaders are asking the public to share ideas on how Colorado can support early childhood education programs, and you can easily make your voice heard. TBD Colorado is a nonprofit, nonpartisan coalition launched last year by Gov. John Hickenlooper. TBD leaders have spent the last […]
In 2010, about 10 percent of all Colorado children were uninsured. In recent years, Colorado has made great strides toward ensuring all children have health coverage. Since 2008, the number of Colorado children who lack health insurance has decreased by more than 40,000. Adequate health […]
Thank you to all our friends who joined us yesterday for our 2012 Annual Luncheon at the Seawell Ballroom! Each year we enjoy bringing together our partners and friends to share the most current research and issues facing Colorado children. This year we were delighted […]
In the 2011-12 school year, there were 20,160 slots in the Colorado Preschool Program (CPP). The number of CPP slots is capped by the legislature and has remained flat for the past three school years. CPP provides high-quality preschool free of charge and has been […]
Over the last year and a half, the Children’s Campaign worked in partnership with a group of diverse stakeholders—policymakers, business and education leaders, school reform advocates—to examine how Colorado finances public education and to develop recommendations to overhaul the system to ensure the best education […]
With the presidential candidates coming to town to debate at the University of Denver next week and mail ballots soon going out to voters, we asked Colorado children of all backgrounds what they’d ask the candidates. Then working with our partners at Children’s Hospital Coloradoand Every Child […]
This is your last opportunity to register for our Annual Luncheon! Don’t miss your chance to hear nationally-renowned expert, Dr. Jack Shonkoff, Director of the Center for the Developing Child at Harvard University and Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and Children’s Hospital Boston, discuss the critical […]
Learn more about child well-being in your community and help candidates and policy makers understand the importance of investing in children by visiting our 2012 Election Center. Find out who is running to represent you and what you can do to ensure that kids’ issues are […]