Complex inputs. Simple outputs. A public scorecard that does not reset when a new administration takes power. First report Summer 2026. Full index launches 2027.
Most policy reports rely on data that is years old and aggregated in ways that obscure the worst gaps. Same Sky adds real-time family voice, links it to clinical and economic data, and asks whether systems are actually delivering. That connection is where accountability begins.
A repeatable annual measure across three domains — basic needs, access to care, and child well-being — combining original polling, clinical data, and economic indicators.
What families say children need compared to what systems actually deliver. Reported by geography, income, race, and Appalachian community status. The gap is the accountability.
Community listening sessions across the country. Numbers alone are not enough. Lived experience belongs alongside the data — and it informs how the index is interpreted.
Every year we survey families and publish results publicly. When policy is not moving in the direction families demand, we say so. The scorecard does not reset between administrations.
Every federal action — or failure to act — is documented across all five issue areas. The tracking continues across election cycles. There is no fresh start after an inauguration.
Electronic health record data from a large national network tracks mental health treatment rates, preventive care, and birth outcomes — connecting policy to measurable impact on children's lives.
Most indices are built by researchers for researchers. Same Sky is built to be used — by families, policymakers, journalists, and funders.
We combine survey data, clinical records, and economic indicators into a single, interpretable score per issue area per geography. The methodology is transparent; the output is usable.
One of the most common failures in policy accountability is the fresh-start assumption. Same Sky tracks continuously. Progress from one administration belongs to the record. Regression does too.
National averages obscure the worst gaps. The index explicitly disaggregates for rural communities, Appalachian counties, Black and Hispanic children, children in foster and kinship care, and children with special health care needs.
Annual polling is a core data input to the index — not a communications supplement. When families report unmet need, that is a data point. It belongs alongside clinical records and economic statistics.
The first national Same Sky report — with verified gap estimates across all five issue areas — publishes Summer 2026. The full Same Sky Index, with annual tracking and accountability scoring, launches in 2027.