Articles for KIDS COUNT | Florida Policy Institute

Nov 2024

Florida FY 2024-25 Budget Summary: Education

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Florida FY 2024-25 Budget Summary: Education

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Norín Dollard, PhD

Jun 2024

Florida Policymakers Must Act to Promote Kids' Future Success

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Florida Policymakers Must Act to Promote Kids' Future Success

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Norín Dollard, PhD

Jun 2024

Florida Needs More Transparency and Accountability Around School Vouchers

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Florida Needs More Transparency and Accountability Around School Vouchers

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Norín Dollard, PhD

May 2024

Map of Children’s Medicaid Coverage Loss in Florida

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Map of Children’s Medicaid Coverage Loss in Florida

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FPI Staff

Jan 2024

Fast Facts: HB 49/SB 1596 Would Undo Decades of Child Labor Protections in Florida

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Fast Facts: HB 49/SB 1596 Would Undo Decades of Child Labor Protections in Florida

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Alexis Tsoukalas, PhD

Adriana Sela (Research Assistant)

Dec 2023

2023 Child Well-Being Index

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2023 Child Well-Being Index

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Norín Dollard, PhD

Aug 2023

There is Unfinished Work When it Comes to Improving Child Well-Being in Florida

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There is Unfinished Work When it Comes to Improving Child Well-Being in Florida

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Norín Dollard, PhD

Jul 2023

It's Time to Reinstate the Youth Risk Behavior Survey

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It's Time to Reinstate the Youth Risk Behavior Survey

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Norín Dollard, PhD

Jul 2023

FL Children, Parents, and Economy Do Better When Policymakers Invest in Quality Child Care

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FL Children, Parents, and Economy Do Better When Policymakers Invest in Quality Child Care

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Norín Dollard, PhD

Jun 2023

Florida Ranks 31st in Child Well-Being; Inaccessible, Unaffordable Child Care Pushes Parents to the Breaking Point

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Florida Ranks 31st in Child Well-Being; Inaccessible, Unaffordable Child Care Pushes Parents to the Breaking Point

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FPI Staff

Dec 2022

2022 Florida Child Well-Being Index

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2022 Florida Child Well-Being Index

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Norín Dollard, PhD

Aug 2022

Florida Lawmakers Must Do More to Improve Child Well-Being

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Florida Lawmakers Must Do More to Improve Child Well-Being

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Norín Dollard, PhD

Jun 2022

Head Start: New Changes to the Program

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Head Start: New Changes to the Program

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Cindy Huddleston

Norín Dollard, PhD

May 2022

SNAP Matters

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SNAP Matters

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Cindy Huddleston

Norín Dollard, PhD

May 2022

Florida SNAPshot

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Florida SNAPshot

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Cindy Huddleston

Norín Dollard, PhD

Apr 2022

Action is Needed to Stop Florida’s Withdrawal from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey

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Action is Needed to Stop Florida’s Withdrawal from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey

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Norín Dollard, PhD

Apr 2022

COVID-19's Lingering Effects on Florida Families

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COVID-19's Lingering Effects on Florida Families

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Norín Dollard, PhD

Feb 2022

Thousands of Floridians with Young Children Risk Losing Out on the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit

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Thousands of Floridians with Young Children Risk Losing Out on the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit

By

Holly Bullard

Nov 2021

Florida Urgently Needs Bolder Investments in Average Teacher Pay

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Florida Urgently Needs Bolder Investments in Average Teacher Pay

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Norín Dollard, PhD

Education

Nov 2021

2021 Florida Child Well-Being Index

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2021 Florida Child Well-Being Index

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FPI Staff

Kids Count

Oct 2021

Nemours CEO: Improving children's health linked to growing FL economy

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Nemours CEO: Improving children's health linked to growing FL economy

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Media

Oct 2021

Now is the Time to Permanently Expand the Federal Child Tax Credit

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Now is the Time to Permanently Expand the Federal Child Tax Credit

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Norín Dollard, PhD

Federal Policy Research

Aug 2021

FPI Becomes State Partner in National KIDS COUNT Network

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FPI Becomes State Partner in National KIDS COUNT Network

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FPI Staff

Press Releases

Aug 2021

KIDS COUNT comes to Florida Policy Institute

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KIDS COUNT comes to Florida Policy Institute

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Sadaf Knight

Norín Dollard, PhD

Kids Count

Jul 2021

Improving the well-being of Florida’s children is on all of us [Tampa Bay Times]

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Improving the well-being of Florida’s children is on all of us [Tampa Bay Times]

By

Norín Dollard, PhD

Sadaf Knight

Op-eds

Jun 2019

Florida Continues to Rank Poorly on Child Well-Being

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Florida Continues to Rank Poorly on Child Well-Being

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FPI Staff

Health Care

Jun 2017

Report: Florida Ranks 40th in 'Child Well-Being' Despite... [Tampa Bay Times]

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Report: Florida Ranks 40th in 'Child Well-Being' Despite... [Tampa Bay Times]

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FPI Staff

KIDS COUNT

Aug 2016

Florida KIDS COUNT Shows "It Takes a Village"

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Florida KIDS COUNT Shows "It Takes a Village"

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FPI Staff

Health Care

Jul 2016

Florida Ranks 40th in Child Well-being

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Florida Ranks 40th in Child Well-being

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Terry Golden

KIDS COUNT