Report: Michigan lags in measures of child well-being
Photographer: Getty Images
Posted: 07/25/2012
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - A report says Michigan lags many other states in measures of child well-being.
The assessment comes in the 2012 Kids Count rankings released Wednesday by the Annie E. Casey Foundation.
The report says Michigan ranks 32nd among the 50 states in child well-being. It's ranked among the 10 worst when it comes to the percent of children living in high-poverty areas and for children living in families where no parent has a full-time, year-round job.
Jane Zehnder-Merrell is Kids Count in Michigan project director at the Michigan League for Human Services. She says the report reflects "troubling trends."
Michigan has ranked 30th in the past two Kids Count reports.
One bright spot, according to the report's authors, is that most Michigan children are covered by health insurance.
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
PRINTTop Stories
-
Arab International Festival cancelled
The Arab International Festival in Dearborn, the largest of its kind in the nation, has been called off for this year for many reasons say organizers.
-
Student used Facebook to threaten peer
Parents in Lincoln Park are debating Facebook's role in their children's lives after an elementary school suspended a 6th grader for posting a violent threat online.
-
Warren standoff ends peacefully
A standoff at the Suez Motel in Warren has ended peacefully.
