Kids Count tracks the staus of children in the U.S. funded by this Foundation
What is the Annie E Casey Foundation?
100
This is what ARRA stands for
What is American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
100
Which year was CPPP established?
in 1985
100
What the unemployment rate in January 2012 in Texas?
7.3 percent
100
The center on Texas' plans to exclude Planned Parenthood from participating in this program
What is Women's Health Program?
200
This is how often Kids Count publish reports
What is annually?
200
ARRA injects this much into the Texas economy (closest guess wins)
What is 38 billion
200
How many members are there in CPPP?
14
200
What the percentage of households in Texas is "asset poor," meaning they have little or no financial cushion to rely on if unemployment or another emergency leads to a loss of income?
27.7%
200
The Women's Health Program provides services to women of these ages
What is 18-44?
300
In addition to publishing reports, the center offers access to databases about what?
What is state by state child well-being.
300
This percent of ARRA funds goes to Energy and Housing
What is 6%
300
What position is the speaker, Don Baylor, Jr., in CPPP?
Senior Policy Analyst, Economic Opportunity
300
What act takes the right approach to creating jobs and reducing long-term unemployment by expanding employment and training programs?
The American Jobs Act
300
What joint initiative the CPPP and RAISE have launched, an effort to help individuals and families save for the future and increase college access and success?
Opportunity Texas
400
This is the grade that Kids Count believes it is imperative that kids can read by
What is the end of Third Grade
400
This percent of ARRA funds goes to Transportation
What is 16%
400
What does CPPP stand for?
Center for Public Policy Priorities
400
What works with state and local partners to raise awareness about the importance of saving and helps low- and moderate income individuals open savings accounts?
America Saves
400
What does Texas rank in the highest number of children living in areas with 30 percent of residents or more living below the poverty line?
4th highest number
500
This state has the 4th highest number of children living in areas with 30 percent of residents or more living below the poverty line at 17 percent.
What is Texas?
500
This percent of ARRA funding goes to Temporary K-12 Increases
What is 16%?
500
Could you name any area of work they perform?
Creating economic opportunity to strengthen families and grow the middle class;
Increasing access to quality, affordable health insurance;
Helping families meet basic needs;
Enhancing child well-being and child protection;
Ensuring effective public administration; and
Securing fair and adequate taxation to pay for critical public investments in Texas.
500
Excluding important assets such as a vehicle or home, what percent of Texas residents is the (liquid) asset poverty rate?
50.6 percent
500
What does Texas rank in a state-by-state study of our children's well-being?
Texas once again ranks in the bottom third of states in a state-by-state study of our children's well-being