/foster-care-youth Foster Care Youth en-US 2021 (c) °ÄÃÅÅܹ·ÂÛ̳ Thu, 17 Jun 2021 20:26:43 GMT /policy-politics/some-takeaways-for-educators-in-supreme-court-rulings-on-obamacare-religious-liberties/2021/06 The justices rejected a challenge to Obamacare on standing grounds while ruling narrowly in a case involving foster care in Philadelphia. Thu, 17 Jun 2021 20:26:43 GMT /policy-politics/some-takeaways-for-educators-in-supreme-court-rulings-on-obamacare-religious-liberties/2021/06 /education/supreme-court-leans-toward-support-for-catholic-agency-in-foster-care-case/2020/11 The case from Philadelphia about the tension between religious liberty interests and anti-discrimination laws has potential implications in education. Wed, 04 Nov 2020 21:32:00 GMT /education/supreme-court-leans-toward-support-for-catholic-agency-in-foster-care-case/2020/11 /education/supreme-court-to-revisit-key-church-state-precedent-in-foster-care-case/2020/02 The justices agreed to hear a challenge by a Roman Catholic agency to Philadelphia's refusal to refer foster children because the agency would not place such children with same-sex couples. Mon, 24 Feb 2020 18:16:00 GMT /education/supreme-court-to-revisit-key-church-state-precedent-in-foster-care-case/2020/02 /leadership/school-changes-can-help-keep-students-in-class-out-of-foster-system/2019/04 Schools need to address more than physical mobility to improve attendance among foster students, finds new research at the American Educational Research Association meeting. Sat, 06 Apr 2019 16:08:34 GMT /leadership/school-changes-can-help-keep-students-in-class-out-of-foster-system/2019/04 /teaching-learning/foster-students-in-schools/2018/11 Schools may be the only lifeline for many teenagers leaving foster care before graduating from high school. Tue, 27 Nov 2018 22:24:06 GMT /teaching-learning/foster-students-in-schools/2018/11 /leadership/three-ways-schools-can-help-students-leaving-foster-care-land-on-their-feet/2018/11 Senior year transitions can be tough: finalizing credits, applying for colleges, considering jobs—and, if students are in the foster care system, it can mean becoming suddenly homeless and without family support. Here's how schools can keep the transition from derailing students' education. Wed, 14 Nov 2018 15:15:45 GMT /leadership/three-ways-schools-can-help-students-leaving-foster-care-land-on-their-feet/2018/11 /policy-politics/whats-new-for-children-in-foster-care-under-essa/2018/09 ESSA made some key changes for this group of students, but it's unclear if states are following through with a new transportation requirement. Tue, 04 Sep 2018 00:29:53 GMT /policy-politics/whats-new-for-children-in-foster-care-under-essa/2018/09 /leadership/foster-care-prison-homelessness-a-hard-look-at-teaching-vulnerable-students/2018/03 In this special series, °ÄÃÅÅܹ·ÂÛ̳ reporters explore how teachers work to overcome the challenges of teaching the country's most vulnerable students. Tue, 13 Mar 2018 13:46:22 GMT /leadership/foster-care-prison-homelessness-a-hard-look-at-teaching-vulnerable-students/2018/03 /leadership/the-gifted-child-in-foster-care-lost-in-the-shuffle/2018/03 George Garcia, a former foster-care child now mentoring foster students in college, found his way into academically challenging classes through friends. Many bright foster-care students aren't so lucky. Wed, 07 Mar 2018 02:57:43 GMT /leadership/the-gifted-child-in-foster-care-lost-in-the-shuffle/2018/03 /policy-politics/report-states-struggle-with-essas-requirements-for-foster-children/2018/01 It is unclear if all states have implemented ESSA's requirement to provide transportation as needed for students in foster care, a report from the Chronicle of Social Change found. Thu, 18 Jan 2018 20:05:06 GMT /policy-politics/report-states-struggle-with-essas-requirements-for-foster-children/2018/01 /leadership/video-amid-opioid-crisis-schools-help-students-heal/2017/01 See how a school district is responding to the needs of students whose families have been destroyed by drug abuse. Thu, 05 Jan 2017 21:28:33 GMT /leadership/video-amid-opioid-crisis-schools-help-students-heal/2017/01 /policy-politics/states-advised-on-essa-and-foster-children-stakeholder-collaboration/2016/06 Federal officials offer some rules of the road on reaching out to the education community and ensuring that the Every Student Succeeds Act works for foster children. Thu, 23 Jun 2016 10:35:37 GMT /policy-politics/states-advised-on-essa-and-foster-children-stakeholder-collaboration/2016/06 /policy-politics/fight-brewing-over-how-the-draft-essa-rules-handle-students-in-foster-care/2016/06 The disagreement relates to how the law tries to create more stability for foster care students by emphasizing their "school of origin." Thu, 02 Jun 2016 15:57:10 GMT /policy-politics/fight-brewing-over-how-the-draft-essa-rules-handle-students-in-foster-care/2016/06 /leadership/financial-aid-rules-put-college-further-from-homeless-foster-students-reach/2016/05 Why don't more homeless and foster students get through college? Financial aid rules hurt, rather than help, vulnerable students get a fresh start, finds a new federal report. Mon, 23 May 2016 21:05:31 GMT /leadership/financial-aid-rules-put-college-further-from-homeless-foster-students-reach/2016/05 /policy-politics/how-does-the-every-student-succeeds-act-handle-foster-children/2016/05 The Every Student Succeeds Act makes it easier for children in foster care to stay in their original schools, but different groups have different ideas about how the costs should be covered. Tue, 10 May 2016 12:33:45 GMT /policy-politics/how-does-the-every-student-succeeds-act-handle-foster-children/2016/05 /teaching-learning/foster-youth-and-college-how-one-student-defied-the-odds-video/2016/04 Only about half of all youth in foster care in the U.S. graduate from high school, and just one in 10 enroll in college. But James Turner is defying those odds. Mon, 04 Apr 2016 19:11:45 GMT /teaching-learning/foster-youth-and-college-how-one-student-defied-the-odds-video/2016/04 /leadership/missouri-district-to-open-foster-home-for-homeless/2015/12 A Missouri district is partnering with a local agency to open a foster home for some homeless students. Tue, 01 Dec 2015 22:26:58 GMT /leadership/missouri-district-to-open-foster-home-for-homeless/2015/12 /leadership/jennings-mo-school-district-to-open-foster-home-for-homeless-students/2015/11 The district, which borders Ferguson, has about 200 homeless students and nearly all of its students qualify for free and reduced price meals. Tue, 10 Nov 2015 21:18:35 GMT /leadership/jennings-mo-school-district-to-open-foster-home-for-homeless-students/2015/11 /leadership/opinion-columbias-escuela-nueva-model-could-work-in-california/2015/10 International policy scholar Tom Luschei looks to Latin America for targeted interventions that work with students in poverty. Colombia's Escuela Nueva could benefit our children, he says. Wed, 28 Oct 2015 14:49:00 GMT /leadership/opinion-columbias-escuela-nueva-model-could-work-in-california/2015/10 /education/the-fosters-returns-to-tackle-new-challenges-of-a-blended-family/2015/06 The ABC Family channel show about a blended family of biological, adopted, and foster children of biracial lesbian parents addresses topics that include education. Fri, 05 Jun 2015 16:08:00 GMT /education/the-fosters-returns-to-tackle-new-challenges-of-a-blended-family/2015/06 /leadership/opinion-foster-youth-not-yet-making-the-grade/2015/03 The state's new funding formula illuminates the needs of foster youth. Early implementation finds reason for cautious optimism, but there is much work ahead. Wed, 25 Mar 2015 15:09:30 GMT /leadership/opinion-foster-youth-not-yet-making-the-grade/2015/03 /leadership/opinion-parent-power-getting-more-powerful-and-organized/2015/03 California's new finance and accountability system depends on local democracy. It turns a parent's role from choice to voice. Mon, 16 Mar 2015 11:23:20 GMT /leadership/opinion-parent-power-getting-more-powerful-and-organized/2015/03 /leadership/opinion-california-exceptionalism-is-not-all-sunshine-and-flowers/2015/01 The state is worst in the nation in providing guidance counselors. It's been a problem for a long time, and not one that has a solution on the horizon. Thu, 22 Jan 2015 04:45:07 GMT /leadership/opinion-california-exceptionalism-is-not-all-sunshine-and-flowers/2015/01 /leadership/opinion-invisibility-cloak-lifted-from-california-foster-youth/2014/11 California's new school funding formula brought foster-care youth into public attention, along with their stories of struggle and triumph. Before getting to policy issues, let's just listen to them. Mon, 17 Nov 2014 15:21:30 GMT /leadership/opinion-invisibility-cloak-lifted-from-california-foster-youth/2014/11 /policy-politics/ed-dept-tries-to-increase-stability-for-foster-students-with-guidance/2014/06 The U.S. Department of Education uses a three-pronged approach to increase educational stability for children in the foster care system. Mon, 02 Jun 2014 21:01:00 GMT /policy-politics/ed-dept-tries-to-increase-stability-for-foster-students-with-guidance/2014/06 /leadership/ed-dept-issues-guidance-on-access-to-records-of-students-in-foster-care/2014/06 The Education Department ramped up its efforts today to increase educational stability for children in the foster care system. Mon, 02 Jun 2014 20:30:00 GMT /leadership/ed-dept-issues-guidance-on-access-to-records-of-students-in-foster-care/2014/06 /teaching-learning/foster-children/2013/10 Students living in foster homes are twice as likely to drop out of school as other students and significantly trail their low-income peers on other academic measures, researchers in California found. Tue, 22 Oct 2013 22:58:01 GMT /teaching-learning/foster-children/2013/10 /leadership/grim-portrait-of-foster-youth-in-california-schools/2013/10 A report using newly available data that links school and child welfare data in California shows that foster youth in the state's public schools lag all other subgroups on major academic indicators. Mon, 14 Oct 2013 15:01:51 GMT /leadership/grim-portrait-of-foster-youth-in-california-schools/2013/10 /leadership/districts-accountable-for-foster-youth-in-new-calif-funding-scheme/2013/07 California schools and districts will have to track academic achievement of students in foster care as a separate accountability subgroup. Fri, 12 Jul 2013 16:58:49 GMT /leadership/districts-accountable-for-foster-youth-in-new-calif-funding-scheme/2013/07 /policy-politics/social-workers-can-access-foster-childrens-records/2013/01 A bill passed by Congress will allow child-welfare agencies to have direct access to the school records of children under their care. Wed, 16 Jan 2013 02:36:24 GMT /policy-politics/social-workers-can-access-foster-childrens-records/2013/01