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The Choices We Make The Texas We Create

The Choices We Make The Texas We Create. Frances Deviney, Ph.D. Texas Kids Count Director Center for Public Policy Priorities April 5, 2012. What trail will Texas’ children follow?. The U.S. added 2 million kids in last decade. 2M.

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The Choices We Make The Texas We Create

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  1. The Choices We MakeThe Texas We Create Frances Deviney, Ph.D. Texas Kids Count Director Center for Public Policy Priorities April 5, 2012

  2. @cppp_tx #kidscount

  3. What trail will Texas’ children follow? @cppp_tx #kidscount

  4. The U.S. added 2 million kids in last decade 2M @cppp_tx #kidscount U.S. child pop grew by 2 million between 2000 and 2010 Decennial Census data, U.S. Census Bureau

  5. Texas accounted for half of that growth! 50% @cppp_tx #kidscount U.S. child pop grew by 2 million between 2000 and 2010 Decennial Census data, U.S. Census Bureau

  6. Texas added nearly ONE MILLION Kids 6.9 M Source: 2000 and 2010 Decennial Census data, U.S. Census Bureau

  7. Bexar Co grew to over 465,000 kids, with largest growth occurring in the Hispanic population Source: 2000 and 2010 Decennial Census Data, U.S. Census Bureau

  8. 96%OF BEXAR COKIDS ARECITIZENS 2010 American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau

  9. Struggling from the Start 1OF EVERY 7 BEXAR CO BABIES BORN PRETERM @cppp_tx #kidscount Texas Department of State Health Services

  10. Struggling from the Start Percentage of BEXAR CO BABIES BORN Weighing less than 5.5 lbs Up 24% 2000-2008, Texas Department of State Health Services

  11. Struggling from the Start Births to Bexar Co. teens going down 1998 2008 @cppp_tx #kidscount Texas Department of State Health Services

  12. Struggling from the Start Of Bexar Co. babies born to teens, nearly 1 in 4 were born to teens who were already moms @cppp_tx #kidscount Texas Dept of State Health Svcs

  13. Struggling from the Start 26%OF BEXAR CO BABIES BORN WITHOUT PRENATAL CARE Texas Department of State Health Services

  14. Choices: And to make matters worse . . . • New state rule for Medicaid Women’s Health Program violates federal law • We will lose 90% of funding • On top of $73M statewide cut Family Planning Program

  15. 1of every7BEXAR COKIDS AREUNINSURED(15th best in state) 2009 Small Area Health Insurance Estimates

  16. Public health insurance buffers loss of private health insurance for Texas kids Private Health Insurance Uninsured Public Health Insurance March supplement, Current Population Survey

  17. Choices: Texas’ Public Policy Decisions Affect Whether Bexar Co.’s Kids Become and Stay Enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP Applying for Medicaid made simpler CHIP cuts in 2003 lead to loss of 16,000 on program by 2006 CHIP 12-mth eligibility reinstated CHIP launched @cppp_tx #kidscount Texas Health and Human Services Commission data & CPPP analysis of state policies

  18. Texas’ poor and uninsured kids less likely to be in excellent/very good health 2007 National Survey of Children’s Health

  19. We have made choices that cut older adult poverty by nearly two-thirds nationally US poverty rates for people 65+, March supplement, Current Population Survey

  20. We haven’t made the same commitment to reduce poverty for Texas kids Working-age Kids 65+ @cppp_tx #kidscount Poverty rates, March supplement, Current Population Survey

  21. Bexar Co. child poverty has held fairly steady; fluctuations coincide with unemployment Poverty: SAIPE, Unemployment: TWC

  22. To be considered “officially poor,” a family of three has to make less than 19,090 / year Source: 2012 Poverty Guidelines for a family of 3 with two related children under 18 years old

  23. Work Supports actually do make a difference for kids! National Child Poverty Rates Official Poverty Measure Supplemental Poverty Measure @cppp_tx #kidscount US Census Bureau

  24. Choices: Income support for kids in the poorest families virtually eliminated 2003: Start of Texas’ full family sanctions 1996: Start of federal welfare reform Texas Health and Human Services Commission

  25. Choices: More Bexar Co. kids receiving food assistance (SNAP) thanks to improved enrollment system @cppp_tx #kidscount Texas Health and Human Services Commission

  26. Choices: Expansion of Summer Food Program Source: Texas Department of Agriculture. Summer food data is the average daily participation from summer 2010.

  27. One of Every Four Texas Preschoolers Not Read to Regularly Source: 2007 National Survey of Children’s Health from Annie E. Casey Foundation, KIDS COUNT Data Center

  28. Choices: Increase in Bexar Co. 4-yr-olds in pre-k due, in part, to pre-k expansion grants 34% 49% @cppp_tx #kidscount Texas Education Agency

  29. Economically Disadvantaged kids who went to pre-k did better on their TAKS tests Analysis of TEA 2011 TAKS data by the Office of Rep. Mike Villarreal

  30. Bexar Co. TAKS reading achievement gap shrinking Not Economically Disadvantaged 11 points GAP 20 points Economically Disadvantaged 2011 2003 @cppp_tx #kidscount CPPP analysis of Texas Education Agency data

  31. Bexar Co. Dropouts: Still Not Great, But Improving Attrition rate, Intercultural Development Research Association

  32. In Texas, dropouts only make 36 cents for every dollar earned by college graduates Median earnings for adults 25+ yrs by educational attainment, 2010 American Community Survey

  33. Choices: Texas’ Educational Investment 46th Per pupil spending before the cuts @cppp_tx #kidscount NCES, Kids Count Data Center

  34. Choices: We underfunded public education by $5.3 Billion for 2012-13 CPPP analysis of data from the Legislative Budget Board

  35. Choices: Including the elimination of High school completion grants Pre-k expansion grants CPPP analysis of data from the Legislative Budget Board

  36. Child Protective Services: Our service of last resort Department of Family and Protective Services

  37. Nearly 5,915 Bexar County kids confirmed as abused or neglected in 2011 Department of Family and Protective Services

  38. Choices: Helping support a safe home environment 70% of kids who receive child protective services are served in their homes Department of Family and Protective Services

  39. Choices: When Bexar Co. kids are removed from their homes, fewer are going to foster care, • 85% • 69% thanks to increased focus on placing kids with relatives @cppp_tx #kidscount Department of Family and Protective Services

  40. Even with more kids placed with relatives Nearly 3,600 Bexar County children lived in foster care Department of Family and Protective Services

  41. Choices: Because we underfunded in-home services to save money, we may see a shift back to putting kids in Foster Care which, ironically may actually cause us to spend more than we saved because . . . CPPP analysis of 2012-13 budget for Department of Family and Protective Services

  42. Foster Care services cost 26X more per year than providing in-home or reunification services $12,567 vs. $481 In-home and Reunification Services Foster Care Average annual spending per year per child, DFPS

  43. Texas Century for children

  44. Children with special health care needs Family Planning Services Communities in Schools program Provider rate cuts in Medicaid and CHIP Cuts to Kids Community Mental Health services Early Childhood Intervention State and community mental health hospitals Community-based obesity prevention Foundation School Program Financial support for Family Based Services for abused kids Child abuse, neglect, and delinquency prevention Newborn health screenings Initiative to improve rural health care

  45. Texas House Speaker Joe Straus "We have no choice, unless we want to continue to try to grow our population and continue to shrink spending significantly," Straus said. "I think at some point you can't cut your way to prosperity." Oct 28, 2011, El Paso Times

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