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CA ranks 36th in new report on child well-being
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Jun 22, 2016
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CA ranks 36th in new report on child well-being
The good news is that California has moved up two spots from last year. The bad news is that the Golden State is still in 36th place.
Twins Zoe and Zora McLucas, 4, push Roya Cole, 1 in a swing at the the newly completed Serenity Park in Watts, Calif. on Monday, April 6, 2015. The kids come to the park everyday to play for an hour.
Twins Zoe and Zora McLucas, 4, push Roya Cole, 1 in a swing at the the newly completed Serenity Park in Watts, Calif. on Monday, April 6, 2015.
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The good news is that California has moved up two spots from last year. The bad news is that the Golden State is still in 36th place.

There are lots of factors that contribute to a child's well-being— things like access to healthcare, quality of education and a family's economic security. 

A new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation takes account of all those factors and more and ranks all 50 states.

The good news is that California has moved up two spots from last year. The bad news is that the Golden State is still in 36th place.

The non-partisan child-advocacy group Children Now put together the detailed scorecard on kids' well-being in California.

Joining Take Two to discuss:

  • Jessica Mindnich, director of research for Children Now