VOICES for Alabama’s Children

Alabama ranks 44th in Nat’l Child Well-Being Assessment

Darryl Hood,
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by Darryl Hood

Alabama ranked 44th in an annual national assessment of child well-being that looks at poverty, education and health access. The Kids Count report was released Tuesday by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Only Arkansas, Arizona, Nevada, Louisiana, New Mexico, and Mississippi ranked lower than Alabama. Alabama improved in 11 of 16 indicators. The state ranked well, for example, in the…