Missing the Bus
“We have known for decades that education stability is a fundamental part of the educational success of students in foster care,” said Jackie Wong, government […]
Category Archives: FosterEd in the News
Fostering Academic Success for All
“We have a unique moral and legal obligation to ensure students in foster care receive the educational opportunities they need to thrive in school, and […]
Education Crucial Partner for Dual Status Youth to Improve
The Robert F. Kennedy Children’s Action Corps defines dual status youth as children “who come into contact with both the child welfare and juvenile justice […]
FosterEd Develops Web Program to Help Foster Youth Meet Academic Goals
Yet, Traiman said, “When we ask professionals working with youth how’s it going [in class], very often there’s no set of processes to actually hold […]
FosterEd continues to make strides in helping children overcome educational challenges
Children and youth in foster care face a unique set of educational challenges, including frequent school transfers, a lack of communication between public schools and […]
Collaboration, Sharing Data Key to Helping Dual Status Youth, Experts Say at Symposium
“We really just need to grow this force of professionals that have the knowledge, the skills, the leadership to bring about the kinds of reforms […]
Federal Education Law Delivers Vital Protections for Foster Youth
Children involved in the juvenile justice and child welfare systems face countless barriers to educational success. Our historic failure to address these challenges has resulted […]
An opportunity to ensure foster kids succeed in school
The budget and local control funding formula (LCFF) legislation recently signed by Governor Brown make many important changes to how California school districts are financed […]