First 5 Nevada County’s Blog

posted by Lindsay Dunckel

A recent report by the Urban Institute, a non-partisan economic and social policy research institute, shows that children are getting a smaller share of the federal budget, with spending on kids not keeping pace with GDP growth (GDP is gross domestic product, a measure of national income).  Policy change is needed if our children’s needs are going to be met.

To read more on the report, go to: http://www.urban.org/publications/411699.html