Roadmap for Foster Care and K-12 Data Linkages

By sharing data, child welfare and education agencies can work together to significantly improve educational outcomes for students in foster care. These students are often highly mobile and need the coordinated help of both agencies to make smooth transitions between schools, identify and address educational needs, address attendance and discipline issues, ensure student engagement and […]

Report on the Actions of US States Regarding Education for Students in Foster Care and the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)

The following report contains information on the ongoing work of several states who have taken purposeful and progressive steps towards helping students in foster care succeed academically. The Center for Policy, Practice & Innovation at Children’s Home + Aid encourages states, agencies and advocates to review strategies to improve outcomes for students in foster care […]

Ready By Design: The Science (And Art) of Youth Readiness

This paper presents the findings of our three-year research effort to locate and synthesize the science of readiness. It is divided into two main sections: The first describes the overall science of readiness, the second dives more deeply into four core components of this science, offering examples of how organizations and communities can and are […]

Racial Disproportionality and Disparity in Child Welfare

This issue brief explores the prevalence of racial disproportionality and disparity in the child welfare system. It also describes strategies that can assist child welfare administrators, program managers, and policymakers with addressing these issues in general and at specific decision points in the child welfare process (e.g., prevention, reporting, investigation, service provision, out-of-home care, permanency). […]

Prework – Legal Protections and Information Sharing Presentation

While sharing information can help the child, we must abide by state and federal law/regulation. Author(s): FosterEd Topic(s): Data Sharing and Information Sharing Resource Type: Presentation Slides Recommended Audience(s): Agency Leaders and Professionals Click to Download: Prework – Legal Protections and Information Sharing Presentation

No Time To Lose: A Policy Agenda to Support College Success for Foster Youth

To date, California has made very little policy change to increase the number of foster youth who enroll, persist and ultimately complete college, or career and technical education programs. The most significant development has been the creation of “campus support programs,” often known as Guardian Scholars Programs. These innovative programs have increased academic achievement for […]

New Mexico Youth Engagement Resources

Youth Driven means that “Young people have the right to be empowered, educated, and given a decision making role in the care of their own lives as well as the policies and procedures governing care for all youth in communities, state, and nation.” Author(s): New Mexico Center of Excellence Publication Date: 2017 Topic(s): New Mexico, […]

Measuring Up: How to Make Sure Your School Complies with Massachusetts’ Student Discipline Laws

All students and their families should know their rights, whether or not they seek to challenge a disciplinary decision. Well-informed students, families, educators and community stakeholders can use this information to advocate for fair disciplinary practices in their school and district. Author(s): Boston Student Advisory Council, Graphic Advocacy Project, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Economic […]

Making Math Count More for Young Latino Children

One in four U.S. kindergarteners today is Latino. In California and New Mexico, Latino children are already in the majority. How this group fares in school, and how well prepared they are for the needs of an economy that is increasingly technology-based, will have far-reaching implications for our country. For that reason alone, notwithstanding concerns […]

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Question and/or Gender Nonconforming and Transgender Girls and Boys in the California Juvenile Justice System: A Practice Guide

Impact Justice and the National Center for Lesbian Rights developed this practice guide to support California probation departments in meeting their obligation to promote the safety and well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual, questioning, and/or gender nonconforming and transgender (LGBQ/GNCT) youth in their care and custody. The guide summarizes research showing that LGBQ/GNCT youth are significantly […]

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