A new report highlights what one advocate says are deep disparities in the well-being of children in Iowa by race and ethnicity. “Race for Results,” is being published by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Anne Discher, interim executive director of the Iowa-based Child and Family Policy Center, says the report signals the need for a statewide conversation on racial equity and child well-being.
Discher says the report challenges the notion Iowa is a leader among states in terms of well-being for every child.
The report focuses on 12 “indicators” that measure a child’s success in each stage of life — from birth to adulthood. The Foundation’s website says the indicators were chosen based on the goal that all children should grow up in economically successful families, live in supportive communities and meet developmental, health and educational milestones.
