Articles

“Educating Children in Foster Care”

A very useful article about the The McKinney-Vento and No Child Left Behind Acts, written by Scott Joftus, Ed.D., Cross & Joftus, LLC and published by Casey Family Programs. This executive summary document covers some of the basic ground on issues that concern the youth SVCF aims to serve.

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Casey_ExecSummary_NCLB.pdf (Format Acrobat PDF | Size 0.26 mb)

“The Expanding Role of the Juvenile Court in Determining Educational Outcomes for Foster Children”

Written by Ana España & Tracy Fried and published in the Journal of the Center for Families, Children & the Courts in 2004.

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Espana_Fried_Juvenile_Court.pdf (Format Acrobat PDF | Size 0.21 mb)

“Ensuring Educational Rights and Stability for Foster Youth — AB 490 Summary”

Published by the Youth Law Center/Children’s Law Center of Los Angeles.

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“Foster Care Education Fact Sheets”

Written by Sarah Vesecky, Sara Woodward & Amy Levine. produced courtesy of Casey Family Programs.

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California_FYETF_factsheets-082205.pdf (Format Acrobat PDF | Size 0.24 mb)

“Mythbusting — Breaking Down Confidentiality and Decision-Making Barriers to Meet the Education Needs of Children in Foster Care”

Written by Kathleen McNaught and published by The American Bar Association, Center on Children and the Law and sponsored by the Casey Familiy Programs.

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