Alabama has moved up one spot in an annual report that measures child well-being, but still lags behind most of the country in child care access, educational outcomes and child health and wellness.
The legislature also recently added $30 million in funding for a program that helps child care providers improve quality and $12 million for early learning opportunities.
“Overall, the well-being of children in Alabama stayed the same or worsened in 11 of the 16 indicators that the Casey Foundation tracks. Still, this stands in contrast to what children in many other states have experienced over the last few years, especially as it relates to education outcomes. State leaders should be proud of what they implemented to mitigate COVID disruptions, but as this report suggests, we still have a lot of work left to do.
Compared to the national average, Alabama falls behind by an average of about 5 percentage points on all of the education indicators except for high school graduation rates.showed that 76% of third graders are reading on grade levelStill, Alabama ranked 39th in education, its highest ranking among the four categories measured by the report.
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