Foster Youth Provisions: Next Steps for State Agencies
The potential of this groundbreaking new law will go unfulfilled unless and until the State, via the California Department of Education and the California Department […]
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Foster Youth Provisions: Role for School Districts
The State has a unique legal responsibility to ensure the well-being of foster youth, yet their educational outcomes have been historically tragically poor. Author(s): California […]
Foster Youth and Early Implementation of the Local Control Funding Formula Not Yet Making the Grade
This study was commissioned by the National Center for Youth Law (NCYL). Its purpose is to provide state policymakers with information about districts’ and COEs’ […]
Educational Decision-Making Rights
Parents generally have the right to make educational decisions for their children unless their child is in a legal guardianship, their child has been freed […]
FosterEd Letter to California Department of Education
I write to urge the California Department of Education (CDE) to account for the needs of children and youth in the foster care and juvenile […]
Local Control Funding Formula Provisions Related to Students in Foster Care
Local education agencies (LEAs) must develop and implement local control and accountability plans (LCAPs). Author(s): FosterEd Publication Date: 2014 Topic(s): California, Foster Youth, Local Control Funding […]
California’s Partial Credit Model Policy: Improving the Educational Outcomes of Foster Youth (An Implementation Manual for School Districts and Child Welfare Agencies)
The real promise of these groundbreaking reforms has not yet been realized. Today, California’s foster youth fare no better than their peers living in states […]
California School-Based Health Alliance Webinars
The California School-Based Health Alliance offers webinars on topics that are of interest to providers, coordinators, and partners of school-based health care in California. Author(s): […]
California Foster Care Education Law Fact Sheets
Educators, social workers, probation officers, caretakers, advocates, and juvenile courts must work together to serve the educational needs of students in foster care. Author(s): California […]
All County Letter No. 16-91
Utilizing Title IV-E Funding to Support County Foster Youth Services Coordinating Programs Author(s): State of California – California Department of Social Services Publication Date: 2016 Topic(s): California, […]