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DAILY NEWS CLIP: June 11, 2025
CT Mirror – Wednesday, June 11, 2025
By Laura Tillman
The results of the 2025 Kids Count report are in and Connecticut has maintained 8th place in the nation for the second year in a row.
The state earned high marks in two of the general areas analyzed in the report — education and health. But its economic well-being and family and community data pushed Connecticut’s overall ranking lower.
The annual report by the Baltimore-based nonprofit Annie E. Casey Foundation, which takes stock of childhood well-being, uses 16 data points to analyze how children fare in every U.S. state.