Texas ranks low in child well-being, report says

[sonias]

AAS 4/3/08
Texas ranks low in child well-being, report says
Report by nonprofit evaluates states on 10 indicators

Texas ranks 46th among the states in terms of child well-being, according to a report released Wednesday by a nonprofit group that promotes adopting national policies for children, youth and families.

Infant, child and teen deaths were among the 10 indicators considered in the Every Child Matters Education Fund's report, titled "Geography Matters: Child Well-Being in the States."

Texas ranked the worst for births to mothers 15 to 19 years old per 1,000 teen girls, as well as for the percentage of uninsured children. New Hampshire and Rhode Island, respectively, were the top states for those categories.

Surprise, surprise, surprise. Not! :eyes:

So who is worse than Texas - you know Mississippi will be at the bottom with us, for sure.

47. Oklahoma
48. New Mexico
49. Mississippi
50. Louisiana

Sonia

[flamin lib]

1. At the convention one of the Resolutions began with

Whereas Texas has more uninsured children than any other state . . .

I started a chant, "WE'RE NUMBER ONE! WE'RE NUMBER ONE!"

The sarcasm wasn't lost on the delegations around me.

[sonias]

2. We're number 1

At so many bad things. We are shameful as a state, on spending money for things we need. :cry:

I can't wait to really start taking back this state and moving forward again.

Sonia