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America’s Report Card 2012 C-Minus

‘America’s Report Card 2012′ Gives U.S. A C-Minus On
Ensuring Educational Opportunities, Providing For Children 

A joint report by Save the Children and First Focus has awarded the U.S. a C-minus overall grade when it comes to providing for and ensuring educational opportunities for the nation’s children.
“America’s Report Card 2012: Children in the U.S.” is the first in an annual report card series of evaluations commissioned by former Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) and current Sen. Bob Casey (D-Penn.) in 2010.
The U.S. earned subpar grades in five categories representing key domains of a child’s life: economic security, early childhood, K-12 education, permanence and stability, and health and safety.
The report was formally presented at a conference Wednesday morning in Washington, D.C. Bruce Lesley, president of First Focus, and Mark Shriver, senior vice president of Save the Children’s U.S. Programs, joined