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While racial and ethnic disparities in the system have always been part of the reform conversation, equitable treatment and representation of all...
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- Written by: Ciriac Alvarez Valle
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Voices for Utah Children and Comunidades Unidas Release New Report:"LEFT OUT: Adding Up the Cost of Excluding Undocumented Utahns from State and...
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For years, advocates (like me) have avoided mentioning the fact – at least, in the presence of legislators – that Utah families rely on school not...
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Part 2 in a series on Utah's new KIDS COUNT childhood obesity indicatorIn the context of COVID-19, it is especially critical to highlight the...
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Part 1 in a series on Utah's new KIDS COUNT childhood obesity indicatorThe annual KIDS COUNT report now includes a new measure of childhood...
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The Annie E. Casey Foundation 2020 KIDS COUNT Profile
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- Written by: Moe Hickey
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“We commend the Supreme Court’s decision finding the current administrations rescission of DACA as unlawful. We fully support the diverse group of...
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- Written by: Anna Thomas
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Utah leaders should be investing in child care professionals through paid training and educational opportunities, refundable tax credits for people...
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We all want what’s best for our children. We want them to be happy and healthy and have everything they need to succeed in...
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For too many years, child are policy – in Utah and nationally – has been shaped primarily by economic and political forces. These forces have...
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- Written by: Terry Haven
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COVID-19 has impacted Utah in a variety of ways. One that you may not have thought of is the impact it has had on the 2020 Census. Especially in...
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2020 Election Issues GuideAmerican psychologist Urie Bronfenbrenner formulated the Ecological Systems Theory to explain how the inherent qualities...
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Child care is arguably one of the biggest areas of economic weakness exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic and related economic crisis. For Utah, a new...
