On kids, Oklahoma is down in the count

 
SUSAN SIMPSON and DAWN MARKS | Published: August 2, 2009   

Poverty undermines the well-being of Oklahoma children, contributing to higher teen birth rates, poorer health and school dropout rates, child advocacy officials said.

The recently released Kids Count data book shows that the percentage of poor children in Oklahoma increased from 19 percent in 2000 to 22 percent in 2007.

"Poverty is the one risk...
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