Parenting Magazine just ranked Boston first on its “Best Cities for Families”list. Parenting editors say Boston benefits from, “A thrilling hometown baseball team, incredible institutions of higher learning, gorgeous parks, and historical,” among other things. The judges further noted that “the city also offers exciting opportunities for kids, including an elementary school that participates in a prestigious arts program with Yo-Yo Ma. Boston is also home to the premier Boston Children’s Hospital which houses the world’s largest research center based in a pediatric hospital with more than 1,100 scientists working to find treatments and cures for childhood diseases. Boston Children’s Museum recently announced a $365,000 grant to ensure that their programs appeal to all children, including kids in underserved populations.”
Today, the Annie E. Casey Foundation released their annual Kids Count report, which ranked Massachusetts the second-best state in the country for a child’s well being. The study tracks the well being of our nation’s children, state by state, considering their economic well-being, education, health, family, and community. Interestingly, the researchers found that “a child’s chance of thriving depend not just on individual, familiar, and community characteristics but also on the state in which she is born and raised.”
[photo courtesy of Soe Lin]
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