West Virginia MetroNews - Just before cutting a ribbon that said “taxes” and admiring a balloon drop, Gov. Jim Justice today said the state is on track for another automatic personal income tax cut of 3% to 4% — and the governor said he would call legislators in for a cut even beyond that. Read…
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WCHS - An annual report showing tracking state trends in child well-being recently ranked West Virginia 48th in education. Read the full article. The Kids Count Data Book released by the Annie E. Casey Foundation showed rates of absenteeism and proficiencies in reading and math lower than the national average. "The data book this year…
West Virginia News - West Virginia finds itself near the bottom of education rankings in the latest Kids Count Data Book, placing 48th in the United States. Read the full article. The annual report, which assesses categories such as education, health, family and community and economic well-being, highlights challenges facing young children across the country.…
West Virginia News - Recent reports have shown positive improvements in children’s health in West Virginia. Read the full article. The 2024 Kids Count Data Book ranked West Virginia 35th nationally in the category of health, a four-place improvement from last year’s ranking. Indicators such as low birth-weight babies, children without health insurance, child and…
NBC News, Yahoo News - During her roughly four years in West Virginia’s foster care system, Nahomi Bennett says she bounced around among more than a dozen facilities — so many that she lost count. But there is one she can't forget: the group home where she was living when, she says, an older boy raped…
West Virginia Public Broadcasting - Forty-two million Americans, or about 12 percent of the the population, need help feeding their families. Read the full article. That help often comes from a federal program called SNAP — which stands for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly called food stamps. The Mountain State is one of the top…
West Virginia Watch, News from the States, Beckley Register-Herald - One quarter of children in West Virginia live in poverty, and new data shows the number has increased since the COVID-19 pandemic. Read the full article. The Kids Count Data Book ranked West Virginia 47th out of 50 states for children’s economic well-being. The data, released Monday by the…
West Virginia Public Broadcasting - National academic assessments have shown the pandemic students across the nation lost ground in both reading and math. One study is pinpointing the investments needed to be made in education to ensure future success. Read the full article. The Kids Count Data Book from the Annie E. Casey Foundation indicates West Virginia…
Public News Service - Math and reading proficiency among West Virginia kids has worsened over the past five years, according to new data. Read the full article. The latest Kids Count Data Book from the Annie E. Casey Foundation showed in 2022, 85% of the state's eighth graders were behind in math and 78% of fourth graders…
Dominion Post, Aol - The 2024 KIDS COUNT Data Book is out, and while West Virginia is steadily climbing rungs in its general showing from last year, the state still remains in the lower tier of the nation related to children’s health. Read the full article. West Virginia’s composite rating was 35th in the country –…