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KidsData, 10 months ago to edutooters

State-level percentage declines in preschool enrollment from 2019 to 2021 ranged from 3.6 points in Indiana to 19.0 points in New Hampshire. California saw among the largest drops (13.9 points).

https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2023/08/preschool-enrollment.html

Image: Figure from U.S. Census Bureau, map showing percentage change in preschool enrollment by state, data available at link above.

#Preschool #Education #EarlyLearning #Pandemic #COVID #COVID19 @edutooters

KidsData, 10 months ago to edutooters

🍎📉Preschool enrollment from 2019 to 2021 was at its LOWEST since 2005, when the Census Bureau began collecting these data, according to a new report.

The drop coincides with the COVID-19 pandemic, when many schools closed for public health and safety concerns. 🧵
https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2023/08/preschool-enrollment.html

#Preschool #Education #EarlyLearning #Pandemic #COVID #COVID19 @edutooters @edutooter

KidsData, 10 months ago to edutooters

State-level percentage declines in preschool enrollment from 2019 to 2021 ranged from 3.6 points in Indiana to 19.0 points in New Hampshire. California saw among the largest drops (13.9 points).

https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2023/08/preschool-enrollment.html

Image: Figure from U.S. Census Bureau, map showing percentage change in preschool enrollment by state, data available at link above.

#Preschool #Education #EarlyLearning #Pandemic #COVID @edutooters

KidsData, 10 months ago to edutooters

🍎📉Preschool enrollment from 2019 to 2021 was at its LOWEST since 2005, when the Census Bureau began collecting these data, according to a new report.

The drop coincides with the COVID-19 pandemic, when many schools closed for public health and safety concerns. 🧵
https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2023/08/preschool-enrollment.html

#Preschool #Education #EarlyLearning #Pandemic #COVID @edutooters @edutooter

KidsData, 10 months ago to publichealth

💡 Have an idea on how to change the health care system to better serve children and young people?

Know about promising programs or approaches, or innovative ways of using data?

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine want to hear from you!

Their survey is open to the public; submit your feedback here: https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/7273112/Public-Feedback-Perspectives-on-Transforming-Health-Care-for-Children-and-Youth

#MedMastodon #PublicHealth #Health #Healthcare @medmastodon @publichealth

KidsData, 10 months ago to publichealth

🚨NEW DATA ALERT: CDC's release on emergency department (ED) visits in 2021 shows visit rates were highest among infants and people ages 75+. Also during that year, about 4% of children had 2+ ED visits in the past 12 months.

Full report here: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db478.htm

#Children #ChildHealth #Healthcare #Emergency #MedMastodon #PublicHealth @medmastodon @publichealth

KidsData, 10 months ago to sociology

🧮 Kids were undercounted in the 2020 Census.

Here's a chance to help the U.S. Census Bureau improve the count in 2030:
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/08/25/2023-18341/2030-census-advisory-committee

#2020Census #2030Census #Data #DataQuality #Statistics #Children #Youth @demography @sociology @edutooters

KidsData, 11 months ago to edutooters

Data from 58 countries and 12,000 US school districts show that the rate of learning decreases with a rise in the number of hot school days.

https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33020588

#Heatwave #ClimateChange #ChildHealth #Education #ClimateCrisis @edutooters

(Photo by Hans Reniers, via UnSplash, shows a child who is sweating.)