Public investment in people and infrastructure is the best short- and long-term strategy for Vermont–a way to help pull us out of the current recession and build a state that provides prosperity for all Vermonters.
Read MoreVermont Public Radio covers the release of the 2009 American Community Survey, noting that the Vermonters hardest hit by the recession are young children.
Read MoreVermont’s future economic prosperity threatened by persistent child poverty
Read MoreVoices will hold its fifth annual conference with Public Assets Institute on Sept. 30 at the Capitol Plaza in Montpelier.
Read MoreThe Brattleboro Reformer covers the release of the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s 2010 KIDS COUNT Data Book.
Read MoreVermont ranks third nationally in overall child health and well-being in the 2010 KIDS COUNT Data Book, the 21st annual state-by-state study on the well-being of America’s children, published by the Annie E. Casey Foundation.
Read MoreVoices’ 2010 KIDS COUNT Report Challenging Poverty: Supporting Families in Difficult Times highlights indicators of child poverty and family economic hardship
Read MoreThe Times Argus covers the release of the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s report on the importance of early literacy
Read MoreReading proficiency by the end of third grade is a critical benchmark in a child’s educational development.
Read MoreOn April 8, 2010, the Barre-Montpelier Times Argus and Rutland Herald newspapers ran Voices’ critique of the controversial Challenges for Change legislation regarding human services.
Read MoreOn April 2, 2010, Montpelier’s Times Argus newspaper ran Voices’ critique of the controversial Challenges for Change legislation regarding education.
Read MoreVoices’ policy brief builds upon our Bridging the Gap finding that because many out-of-school factors directly influence academic achievement, schools alone cannot address the problem of poverty and inequitable educational outcomes.
Read MoreAs a society, it is our job to ensure that the future is in good hands.
Read MoreOn Tuesday, May 4, American Flatbread in Burlington will host a Benefit Bake on behalf of Voices for Vermont’s Children.
Read MoreOver the weekend of March 13-14, the Brattleboro Reformer and the Burlington Free Press published an opinion piece written by Randy George, owner of the Red Hen Baking Company, a small Vermont business.
Read MoreBridging the Gap, Voices’ report documenting the poverty-based achievement gap in Vermont and recommending a two-pronged approach to eliminating it:
Read MoreVoices’ Executive Director Carlen Finn calls for temporary tax increases to make sure we get through this tough economic time without making it harder on the children and families
Read MoreVermonters Say Enough is Enough: Stop Balancing the Budget on the Backs of the Most Vulnerable of Us
Read MoreIn his 1947 inaugural address, Vermont Governor Ernest Gibson said, “The very existence of civilization as we know it depends upon our youth securing the very best education that it is in our power to give.”
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