Articles for KIDS COUNT | Florida Policy Institute

May 2025

Federal Voucher System — Like Florida’s — Would Divert Funding to Private Schools and Home-Schoolers

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Federal Voucher System — Like Florida’s — Would Divert Funding to Private Schools and Home-Schoolers

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Norín Dollard, PhD

Esteban Leonardo Santis, PhD

Apr 2025

Florida Lawmakers Should Preserve Funding for Students in Advanced Academics and Career and Technical Education Classes

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Florida Lawmakers Should Preserve Funding for Students in Advanced Academics and Career and Technical Education Classes

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Norín Dollard, PhD

Feb 2025

2025 Florida Child Well-Being Index

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2025 Florida Child Well-Being Index

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Norín Dollard, PhD

Nov 2024

Florida FY 2024-25 Budget Summary: Education

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Florida FY 2024-25 Budget Summary: Education

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Norín Dollard, PhD

Jun 2024

Florida Policymakers Must Act to Promote Kids' Future Success

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Florida Policymakers Must Act to Promote Kids' Future Success

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Norín Dollard, PhD

Jun 2024

Florida Needs More Transparency and Accountability Around School Vouchers

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Florida Needs More Transparency and Accountability Around School Vouchers

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Norín Dollard, PhD

May 2024

Map of Children’s Medicaid Coverage Loss in Florida

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Map of Children’s Medicaid Coverage Loss in Florida

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FPI Staff

Jan 2024

Fast Facts: HB 49/SB 1596 Would Undo Decades of Child Labor Protections in Florida

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Fast Facts: HB 49/SB 1596 Would Undo Decades of Child Labor Protections in Florida

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Alexis Tsoukalas, PhD

Adriana Sela (Research Assistant)

Dec 2023

2023 Child Well-Being Index

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2023 Child Well-Being Index

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Norín Dollard, PhD

Aug 2023

There is Unfinished Work When it Comes to Improving Child Well-Being in Florida

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There is Unfinished Work When it Comes to Improving Child Well-Being in Florida

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Norín Dollard, PhD

Jul 2023

It's Time to Reinstate the Youth Risk Behavior Survey

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It's Time to Reinstate the Youth Risk Behavior Survey

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Norín Dollard, PhD

Jul 2023

FL Children, Parents, and Economy Do Better When Policymakers Invest in Quality Child Care

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FL Children, Parents, and Economy Do Better When Policymakers Invest in Quality Child Care

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Norín Dollard, PhD

Jun 2023

Florida Ranks 31st in Child Well-Being; Inaccessible, Unaffordable Child Care Pushes Parents to the Breaking Point

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Florida Ranks 31st in Child Well-Being; Inaccessible, Unaffordable Child Care Pushes Parents to the Breaking Point

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FPI Staff

Dec 2022

2022 Florida Child Well-Being Index

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2022 Florida Child Well-Being Index

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Norín Dollard, PhD

Aug 2022

Florida Lawmakers Must Do More to Improve Child Well-Being

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Florida Lawmakers Must Do More to Improve Child Well-Being

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Norín Dollard, PhD

Jun 2022

Head Start: New Changes to the Program

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Head Start: New Changes to the Program

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Cindy Huddleston

Norín Dollard, PhD

May 2022

SNAP Matters

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SNAP Matters

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Cindy Huddleston

Norín Dollard, PhD

May 2022

Florida SNAPshot

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Florida SNAPshot

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Cindy Huddleston

Norín Dollard, PhD

Apr 2022

Action is Needed to Stop Florida’s Withdrawal from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey

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Action is Needed to Stop Florida’s Withdrawal from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey

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Norín Dollard, PhD

Apr 2022

COVID-19's Lingering Effects on Florida Families

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COVID-19's Lingering Effects on Florida Families

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Norín Dollard, PhD

Feb 2022

Thousands of Floridians with Young Children Risk Losing Out on the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit

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Thousands of Floridians with Young Children Risk Losing Out on the Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit

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Holly Bullard

Nov 2021

Florida Urgently Needs Bolder Investments in Average Teacher Pay

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Florida Urgently Needs Bolder Investments in Average Teacher Pay

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Norín Dollard, PhD

Education

Nov 2021

2021 Florida Child Well-Being Index

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2021 Florida Child Well-Being Index

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FPI Staff

Kids Count

Oct 2021

Nemours CEO: Improving children's health linked to growing FL economy

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Nemours CEO: Improving children's health linked to growing FL economy

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Media

Oct 2021

Now is the Time to Permanently Expand the Federal Child Tax Credit

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Now is the Time to Permanently Expand the Federal Child Tax Credit

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Norín Dollard, PhD

Federal Policy Research

Aug 2021

FPI Becomes State Partner in National KIDS COUNT Network

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FPI Becomes State Partner in National KIDS COUNT Network

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FPI Staff

Press Releases

Aug 2021

KIDS COUNT comes to Florida Policy Institute

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KIDS COUNT comes to Florida Policy Institute

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Sadaf Knight

Norín Dollard, PhD

Kids Count

Jul 2021

Improving the well-being of Florida’s children is on all of us [Tampa Bay Times]

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Improving the well-being of Florida’s children is on all of us [Tampa Bay Times]

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Norín Dollard, PhD

Sadaf Knight

Op-eds

Jun 2019

Florida Continues to Rank Poorly on Child Well-Being

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Florida Continues to Rank Poorly on Child Well-Being

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FPI Staff

Health Care

Jun 2017

Report: Florida Ranks 40th in 'Child Well-Being' Despite... [Tampa Bay Times]

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Report: Florida Ranks 40th in 'Child Well-Being' Despite... [Tampa Bay Times]

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FPI Staff

KIDS COUNT

Aug 2016

Florida KIDS COUNT Shows "It Takes a Village"

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Florida KIDS COUNT Shows "It Takes a Village"

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FPI Staff

Health Care

Jul 2016

Florida Ranks 40th in Child Well-being

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Florida Ranks 40th in Child Well-being

By

Terry Golden

KIDS COUNT