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ILLINOIS KIDS COUNT 2005
Twelve Ways to Improve Learning
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This report finds nearly half a million Illinois children are growing up in conditions that negatively affect their learning ability even before they enter school, and too many children are not receiving a quality education. Read the press release.
Table of Contents
Foreward and Guest Essay by Gov. Rod Blagojevich, "Improving the Lives of Children Across Illinois" (pdf file 115 kb)
Key Findings and Overview of Twelve Ways to Improve Learning (pdf file 1.8 kb)
State of Illinois Data Page (pdf file 235 kb)
- Invest in and Improve Early Childhood Education (pdf file 460 kb)
County data charts: Early childhood education enrollment; child care availability
Map: Changes in child care availability
Essay: "Illinois' Business Community Should Prioritize Preschool for All," by Harrison I. Steans - Improve School Funding (pdf file 200 kb)
County data chart: Per-pupil spending Essay: "Illinois' Current Education Funding Method is a Failure," by Dr. Gene Amberg - Help Children Read (pdf file 370 kb)
County data chart: Students meeting reading standards
Maps: Third-grade reading scores; changes in reading scores
Essay: "Reading Success Results from Experience in the Early Years," by Claudia Quigg - Decrease Class Sizes (pdf file 265 kb)
County data chart: Average class sizes Map: First-grade class sizes
Essay: "School Funding Reform Can Help Reduce Class Sizes in Less-Affluent Districts," by Dr. Suellen Girard - Provide Services for Developmentally Disabled Children (pdf file 210 kb)
County data chart: Early Intervention enrollment
Essay: "Early Intervention Can Make a Difference Across a Lifetime," by Anne Shannon - Support Families in Providing for Basic Needs (pdf file 275 kb)
County data chart: Family supports (child poverty, unemployment, children receiving TANF)
Map: Child poverty rate
Essay: "Children's Basic Needs Center on Strong Families and Communities," by Kevin Limbeck - Ensure Access to Health Care (pdf file 290 kb)
County data chart: KidCare and Medicaid enrollment
Map: KidCare and Medicaid enrollment
Essay: "Access to Health Care Includes Making Quality Services Accessible to Families," by Robyn Gabel - Strengthen Mental Health Supports for Children (pdf file 140 kb)
Essay: "Creating a Child and Family-Centered Mental Health System," by Barbara Shaw - Provide Good Nutrition (pdf file 175 kb)
County data chart: Food stamps and free lunches
Essay: "The Developing Role of State Policy in Childhood Nutrition," by Dr. Matt Longjohn - Protect Children from Health Hazards (pdf file 295 kb)
County data chart: Lead poisoning and asthma
Map: Children with lead poisoning
Essay: "Approach Child Health Comprehensively to Strengthen Families," by Dr. Stephen Saunders - Boost After-School and Community-School Initiatives (pdf file 165 kb)
Essay: "Business, Children and Communities Benefit from After-School Programs," by Tracy Johnson - Prevent, Protect and Support Abused Children (pdf file 300 kb)
County data chart: Child abuse and neglect
Map: Child abuse and neglect rate
Essay: "The Peril and the Promise for Illinois Children," by Nancy Ronquillo
Demographics (pdf file 430 kb)
County data charts: Child population; births; family characteristics
Maps: Changes in child population; teen birth rate
Acknowledgements (pdf file 355 kb)
