MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A new report says the overall well-being of black children in Wisconsin is generally bleak. An analysis by the Wisconsin Council on Children & Families puts the Badger State last in the country in the well-being of African-American children based on 12 measurements, including poverty, school performance and parental support. Four of five black children in Wisconsin live in poor households compared to two of three Latino children and three of 10 white youngsters. Seven of every 10 African-American children live in single-parent families, compared with fewer than four of 10 Latino children and two of 10 white youngsters. Council spokesman Ken Taylor tells AM 1170 WFDL’s Between the Lines program one of the biggest challenges to the findings is indifference.
