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This op-ed by Voices for Utah Children State Priorities Partnership Director Matthew Weinstein originally appeared in the Salt Lake Tribune on...
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This week saw the publication of new state and federal data on high school graduation rates for the school year than ended in June 2015. “Utah high...
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This new 3-minute video, featuring Lincoln Nehring, President and CEO of Voices for Utah Children and policy experts at the Georgetown Center for...
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Recent Census data show that Utah has made some improvements when it comes to reducing child poverty, but Utah Hispanic or Latino children are...
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A new report by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities finds that the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) spends just...
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In the work that we do, it is imperative that we use data to inform our decisions and help children and their families access the resources they...
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Most states, including Utah, provide less per-pupil funding for K-12 education now than they did before the 2008-2009 recession, according to a...
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The Secret of Utah’s SuccessThe secret of Utah’s success has long been our strong, hardworking families. For many of these families, the secret of...
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Utah has been the state with the lowest per-pupil spending on K-12 education since 1988, but in 2015, when Voices for Utah Children released...
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For more details about the youth suicide problem in Utah and possible policy solutions, see Teen Suicide Rates in Utah.The National Suicide...
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What does it mean to live in an equitable place? States and regions are considered equitable when all residents—regardless of their race...
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"The reality is an absence is an absence, excused or not, and that child is not in that classroom benefiting from the instruction on that day. We...
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Consumer representatives to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, including Voices for Utah Children, released recommendations for...
