West Virginia kids are doing better than they were a quarter century ago. That’s according to the latest Kids Count Data Book that was released Tuesday. The annual report takes a look back at 25 years ago when the survey was first released and compares conditions then to now. West Virginia has improved in 13 of the 16 child well-being indicators since 1990.

“We are really (doing) the best when it comes to economic well-being, which is sort of interesting. There are fewer teens not in school and not working. There are fewer children in poverty which no one would guess,” said Margie Hale, the executive director of West Virginia Kids Count. “There are less children living in households with high housing cost burdens.”

But not everything is better. When it comes to early childhood development, West Virginia is still lagging behind despite some positive moves.

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