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Upcoming Events
IVC Fall Forum
October 24, 2008
Save the Date! The Idaho Voices for Children Fall Forum will be held on Friday, October 24th. More information to come.
Past Events
IVC Early Learning Forum
September 4, 2008
Owyhee Plaza Hotel, Boise
Click here to view forum materials and presentations posted on the Idaho Voices for Children website.
IVC--KINCARE Policy Forum
June 18, 2008
Click here to view forum materials and presentations posted on the Idaho Voices for Children website.
News
About Legislative Action on Children
6/24/08
House Passes Major Child Welfare Bill
The House of Representatives passed the Fostering
Connections to Success Act (H.R. 6307), major new child welfare legislation that
would create a new kinship care program, provide services for children aging out
of foster care, provide new money for training for private child welfare
providers, and provide for the educational stability and health care needs of
children in the child welfare system.
4/5/08
Linda Jensen and Harriet Shaklee: Legislators once again fail to support early education in Idaho
Idaho Statesman, Reader's View
2/25/08
Advocates hope pre-K poll wakes up lawmakers
Idaho Statesman
1/9/08
Family Task Force offers no legislative proposals
Idaho Statesman
About Idaho Child Well-being
8/8/08
Linda Jensen: Idaho needs tighter rules for those who watch kids.
Idaho Statesman
Idaho KIDS COUNT E-newsletters
NEW Idaho KIDS COUNT Policy Brief: Quality Child Care in Idaho
This policy brief is part of a four-part series which examines the need for child care in Idaho; the availability of quality child care settings; and the status of public supports to assist low-income working parents with child care need.
NEW Idaho KIDS COUNT Policy Brief: Idaho's Quality Child Care Rating System
This policy brief is part of a four-part series which examines the need for child care in Idaho; the availability of quality child care settings; and the status of public supports to assist low-income working parents with child care need.
NEW Idaho KIDS COUNT Data Report: 2008 Early Childhood Data Report
This data report measures 20 data indicators to assess how Idaho young children are faring.
3rd Annual IVC Fall Forum Forum a Success!
The 3rd Annual IVC Fall Forum was held on October 24, 2008 in Boise. Click here for more information on this event.
NATIONAL REPORT:
Kids' Share 2008: How Children Fare in the Federal Budget: Kids to Receive Declining Share of Federal Spending
Kids' Share 2008, a second annual report by the Urban Institute, looks comprehensively at trends in federal spending and tax expenditures on children. Key findings suggest that historically children have not been a budget priority. In 2007, this trend continued, as children's spending did not keep pace with GDP growth. Absent a policy change, children's spending will continue to be squeezed in the next decade.
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