2009
Rhode Island
Kids Count Factbook

New at Rhode Island KIDS COUNT

For news on education reform, the 2009 Rhode Island legislative session and ending youth violence, view the July Rhode Island KIDS COUNT E-News.

Rhode Island Kids Count released its latest Issue Brief, Effective Public Education Policies: Lessons from Massachusetts and New Jersey at a policy roundtable with national experts on education reform: Paul Reville, Massachusetts Secretary of Education, and Kathleen D. Priestley, Consultant to the National Institute for Early Education Research and Association for Children of New Jersey. View pictures from the event and the press release.

As part of the Data in Your Backyard Series, key findings from the 2009 Rhode Island Kids Count Factbook that describe trends in the health, economic well-being, safety and education of children in Providence were presented to an audience of community and advocacy leaders. View the Providence or the Pawtucket presentation.