California has a responsibility to get foster kids to school

“We know that keeping kids in their schools of origin is really helpful for their chance to succeed,”said Lewis Cohen, communications director for the National Center for Youth Law. “The key is coming up with plans that really work for the kids.” Click here to read The San Francisco Chronicle article.

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 relations director at the National Center for Youth Law. “For this reason, advocates and youth nationwide have shared with policymakers the importance of ensuring that children and youth in foster […]

Addressing the Needs of System Involved Students

FosterEd New Mexico has established a demonstration project in Lea County that ensures every foster child and youth under probation jurisdiction has an education success plan, education decision maker, and education team. http://leadership-pdc.org/articles/addressing-the-needs-of-system-involved-students/

First look at test scores for foster youth reveals underachievement

Stuck in what has been called an invisible achievement gap, California’s foster youth finally have a place in school, district and state report cards. For the first time, the state has issued standardized test scores for foster youth, shining a light on the academic needs of some of the most disadvantaged students in public schools. […]

Group steps up to help Arizona foster children get the education they deserve

An organization called FosterEd wants to make sure all kids in foster kid get some of the help Rodriguez received, even if they never get adopted. The group is working to connect foster kids with mentors in the community to advocate for each child’s educational goals. Those advocates will stay working with that child even if […]

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 in life,” said Jesse Hahnel, National Center for Youth Law (NCYL) Executive Director. “We are committed to helping state education agencies effectively implement the foster youth provisions of ESSA.” http://www.gettingsmart.com/2016/06/fostering-academic-success-for-all/

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 systems and occupy various statuses in terms of their relationship to the two systems.” Dual status youth make up a large population: One study from Washington indicated that as many […]

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 ourselves accountable.” Given this, FosterEd has designed a new Web-based educational case management system that will help adults in a foster youth’s life track the student’s academic progress. The new […]

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 child welfare agencies, and a lack of stable academic support and guidance. To address these issues, the National Center for Youth Law (NCYL), a non-profit working to improve the lives […]

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