Midwest Evaluation of the Adult Functioning of Former Foster Youth Outcomes at Age 26
For most young people, the transition to adulthood is a gradual process (Furstenberg, Rumbaut, & Settersten, 2005). Many continue to receive financial and emotional support from their parents or other family members well past age 18. This is in stark contrast to the situation confronting youth in foster care. Too old for the child welfare […]
Decoding School Discipline
This document is a tool for understanding school discipline for foster and probation youth. Author(s): East Bay Children’s Law Offices Publication Date: 2016 Topic(s): Foster Youth, Juvenile Justice, School Discipline Resource Type: Toolkit Recommended Audience(s): Agency Leaders and Professionals, Caregivers and Education Champions, Youth Click to Download: Decoding School Discipline
An Equity Profile of the Los Angeles Region
To build a more equitable Los Angeles, leaders in the private, public, nonprofit, and philanthropic sectors must commit to putting all residents on the path to economic security through equity-focused strategies and policies to grow good jobs, build capabilities, remove barriers, and expand opportunities for the people and places being left behind. Author(s): PolicyLink, USC Program […]
Sharing Information to Support the Educational Success of Children in Care: Federated Security and Access Protocols Brief
This project focused on identifying the data needed to support the educational success of students in foster care, the types of users who would better be able to support educational success if given access to such data, and the general categories of data each type of user would need. This brief provides an overview of the […]
Sample District LCAP for Foster Youth
For school districts, pursuant to Education Code section 52060, the LCAP must describe, for the school district and each school within the district, goals and specific actions to achieve those goals for all pupils and each subgroup of pupils identified in Education Code section 52052, including pupils with disabilities, for each of the state priorities […]
Sample County LCAP for Foster Youth
For county offices of education, pursuant to Education Code section 52066, the LCAP must describe, for each county office of education-operated school and program, goals and specific actions to achieve those goals for all pupils and each subgroup of pupils identified in Education Code section 52052, including pupils with disabilities, who are funded through the […]
Alameda County LCAPs: Overview of 2015-2016 Foster Youth Provisions
This document is to provide an overview of the 2015-2016 Alameda County district LCAPs and the Alameda County Office of Education’s LCAP with a focus on investments made to support students in foster care. This overview is not meant to be a listing of best practices for improving foster youth educational outcomes or a critique […]
Letters to State Board of Education and California Department of Education
We commend the Governor for working with the Legislature to create an education system that supports the educational needs of students in foster care. Though there is much potential in enacting this legislation, concrete steps must be made taken to ensure school districts have the incentive, guidance and assistance necessary to ensure students in foster […]
Letter In Support of the Foster Youth portion of LAUSD’s LCAP
Foster youth are identified as a distinct at-risk subgroup California’s Local Control Funding Formula and Academic Performance Index because of the unique educational challenges they face and their heartbreakingly poor educational outcomes, outcomes significantly worse than even other at-risk subgroups. By including academic outcomes specific to foster youth, goals specific to foster youth, and actions, […]
Letter in Support of Aligning FYS to LCFF
We commend the Legislature for working with the Governor in 2013 to create an education finance and accountability system that supports the educational needs of students in foster care. To ensure that the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) benefits foster youth in the manner intended, it is critical that California’s Foster Youth Services (FYS) program […]