Every child needs a chance at success in school and in life. A
secure early environment and access to high-quality early
childhood education is the key to that kind of opportunity.
Giving children quality early education experiences helps
children and our state succeed: More children enter school ready
to learn, more graduate from high school down the road, and
fewer need remediation or special education. More > Meeting
Basic Needs The three H's--hunger, homelessness, and health
crisis--pose special threats for children in Texas, which has
some of the nation's highest rates of all three among children.
The aid system for children and families here lags behind aid
for kids in other states. More > To curb the challenges many
children born with developmental delays or disabilities face--
and even to make those challenges disappear--we must provide
targeted help to babies and toddlers. More>