- Tennessee kids’ well-being up, but poverty is, too, By Adam Tamburin, August 17, 2011, The Tennessean.
- Louisiana ranks 49th nationwide in child welfare survey, By Katy Reckdahl, August 17, 2011, New Orleans Times-Picayune.
- Report: Arkansas ranks 47th in nation in well-being of children, By John Lyon, August 17, 2011, Arkansas News.
- Alabama ranks 48th for child health, well-being in Annie E. Casey Foundation 2011 Kids Count data, By Jeff Hansen, August 17, 2011, Birmingham News.
- State last in child welfare, By Ellen Ciurczak, August 17, 2011, Hattiesburg American.
- Oklahoma ranks 43rd in child well-being, By Mike Averill, August 17, 2011, Tulsa World.
- Study finds one of every four Texas children lives in poverty, By Gary Scharrer, August 17, 2011, San Antonio Express-News.
Poverty-related issues in the news, from the Institute for Research on Poverty