BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Louisiana improved in an annual national ranking of child well-being from No. 49 to No. 47. That's according to the report released Wednesday by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, a private charitable organization.
The Kids Count annual report compares counts and statistics compiled by various government and charitable organizations on family economics, health care, education and community measures.
Louisiana improved in 11 of 16 measures, including a 4% decrease in the percentage of children living in poverty in 2010 and 20% decrease in the number of high school students not graduating on time.
In a prepared statement, state Department of Children and Family Services Secretary Suzy Sonnier said she was encouraged to see the progress.
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