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NCYL’s Foster Youth Education Initiative has released its long-awaited report on how California is ensuring foster children receive appropriate educational opportunities.
Most children have parents who monitor their academic progress, attend parent-teacher conferences, enroll them in appropriate classes, and generally ensure they receive a quality education. Their parents serve as their educational advocates.
Foster youth frequently lack such advocates. As a consequence, they often fail to receive the opportunities necessary to succeed in school. This report examines an emerging strategy designed to ensure foster youth receive the opportunities they need: the creation of educational advocacy systems for foster youth.
Download the report.
For more information about Foster Youth Education Initiative and NCYL's education work click here.
For First Time in Decades, Washington State Passes Bill to Address Legal Representation of Foster Youth
NCYL filed suit against Nevada and Clark County child welfare officials on April 13, charging them with violating state and federal law and showing "deliberate indifference to the health and safety of the children [they are] obligated to protect."
California Center for Research on Women & Families (CCRWF) has produced this new publication which is available on the CCRWF website. Printed copies are also available through the resource center for family focused practice (contact information available on the CCRWF website).
NCYL, in collaboration with Children's Rights Inc. and with support from Cornerstones for Kids conducted a review of efforts to strengthen the child welfare workforce through litigation in 12 jurisdictions across the country.
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A Guidebook for California Foster Youth, Former Foster Youth, and Those Who Care About Them.
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