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 […]
“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 […]
“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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
“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 […]
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 […]
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 […]