Teen Births: A Low Ranking Arkansas Can Actually Change 

Every year, we share the national 2024 KIDS COUNT® Data Book  rankings that indicate how we’re doing in child well-being, and just about every year, Arkansans respond with a disappointed […]

Arkansas must change its strategy to prevent teen births

Though we’ve seen the rate drop over time, Arkansas has had the nation’s highest teen birth rate every year since 2013.

Data: Arkansas needs a different strategy for preventing teen births

Editor’s note: The 2021 KIDS COUNT® Data Book is a 50-state report of recent household data developed by the Annie E. Casey Foundation analyzing how families have fared between the […]