ARIZONA NEWS
Foster children get K-12 champions through Pima County Pilot Program
A Pima County pilot project that improves foster children’s educational outcomes seeks to expand statewide after a recent study found that Arizona’s foster children face
Education data grim for Arizona children in foster care
A recent WestEd report showed that Arizona youth in foster care had educational outcomes far worse than low income children and other at-risk subgroups. “Prior
Our View: We are all negligent parents to foster kids
Parents are supposed to get the kids to school, follow up on homework and alert the teachers to particular student needs. This is critical to
Study of Arizona foster children’s education achievement not encouraging
“This is a report that looks at a lot of data,” said Michelle Traiman, director of FosterEd, a national non-profit serving foster youth. The group
Group wants statewide foster child education plan
Proponents of a program that links foster children with education advocates to improve their success in school want the Arizona Legislature to expand a pilot
FosterEd Launched in Pima County
Several Pima County education, child welfare, behavioral health and judicial agencies joined with the National Center for Youth Law yesterday to launch an educational pilot