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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Bill Would Expand School Support for California Foster Youth
Many foster youth like Wagoner face similar educational hurdles. A 2013 study conducted by WestEd called The Invisible Achievement Gap found that foster youth change […]
Report: Districts ‘not yet making the grade’ regarding foster youth
School district accountability plans offered “slim evidence of districts’ attention to foster youth” as required under California’s new school funding law, according to a report […]
New legislation aims to help foster kids
Some of California’s most vulnerable children are missing out on funds to help with their education, children in foster care. Around a third of foster kids […]
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 […]