Texas Sliding Down the Ranks of States Suited for Raising Children
Submitted on July 27, 1999 - 12:00am.
Vivi Hoang- Summer 1999
WASHINGTON _ As a place to raise children, Texas ranks among the nation's worst, said a national child advocacy group Tuesday.
Texas ranked 48th in the annual survey of the states by the Children's Rights Council. The survey was released Tuesday. Maine tops the list at number one.
"We seek to instill a sense of friendly competition between the states," said David L. Levy, president of the Children's Rights Council.
But many Texas officials were sharply critical of the report. It fails to look at the big picture, they say.
"We are concerned about the issues taken into account in this study," said Marilyn Bayless, executive director of the Texas PTA. "It's not an overall encompassing picture."
Texas ranked 48th in the annual survey of the states by the Children's Rights Council. The survey was released Tuesday. Maine tops the list at number one.
"We seek to instill a sense of friendly competition between the states," said David L. Levy, president of the Children's Rights Council.
But many Texas officials were sharply critical of the report. It fails to look at the big picture, they say.
"We are concerned about the issues taken into account in this study," said Marilyn Bayless, executive director of the Texas PTA. "It's not an overall encompassing picture."
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