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Arkansas once led the nation in kids’ health insurance and early education, but now ranks forty-third in child well-being — with uninsured kids nearly doubling and nearly six in ten three- and four-year-olds missing out on preschool. While child poverty has dipped slightly, rising housing costs are swallowing up wage gains, leaving 25% of kids in households spending over 30% of income on rent. Stagnant funding for programs like Better Chance has created long waitlists and deepened the crisis. The state’s future hinges on a simple choice: prioritize children — or risk falling further behind.
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