Foster Youth Provisions: Next Steps for School Districts
The potential of the landmark foster youth provisions of the Local Control Funding Formula depends upon school districts developing and implementing Local Control Accountability Plan […]
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Foster Youth Provisions of the LCFF – Legislative Language
California’s Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) has a number of provisions that represent a significant victory for students in foster care. Author(s): FosterEd Topic(s): California, […]
Learning Forward Presentation
Human Early Learning Partnership is dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of children through interdisciplinary research and mobilizing knowledge. Author(s): Human Early Learning Partnership […]
Local Control Funding Formula Provisions Related to Students in Foster Care Presentation
California is the first state to include foster youth as a subgroup in its education accountability framework. Author(s): FosterEd Publication Date: 2014 Topic(s): California, Foster […]
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 […]
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 […]