Seatbelts, more responsible behaviour and a decline in drug abuse boosted Minnesota to #1 in the latest Kids Count report* ... and the state achieved that ranking even though the child poverty rate increased to 14%. Trouble is, the child poverty rate nationally has increased even more dramatically. So although there is something to celebrate with this latest report, it doesn't tell the whole story.
*the ranking came out this month but it's based on data from 2013