C- Is Just Not Good Enough for Our Kids
‘America’s Report Card 2012′ Gives U.S. A C-Minus On
Ensuring Educational Opportunities, Providing For Children
Ensuring Educational Opportunities, Providing For Children
A report card marked with too many C's and D's is not something to boast about. Unfortunately, those are just the kinds of grades America brought home yesterday, earning an overall C- in America's Report Card 2012: Children in the U.S., released by Save the Children and First Focus.
While a C- isn't an F, as a grade assigned to our country for the overall well-being of its children, it's far from good enough. That's why, yesterday morning in Washington, D.C., we gathered with Bruce Lesley (President, First Focus), former Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.), and Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) to release the report and to urge America to do better for our kids.
Commissioned by Sens. Dodd and Casey, America's Report Card provides a snapshot of children's needs, assigning grades in five areas:
- Economic security: D, based on the number of children living in poverty, experiencing