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
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
