The Legal Center for Foster Care and Education created a comprehensive summary explaining the recent joint guidance released by the U.S. Department of Education & Children’s Bureau. The guidance aims to help states and localities implement federal laws to promote school stability and success for students in foster care. You can use this tool alongside our shorter resource that highlights key points from the guidance.
On November 15, 2024, the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released new Non-Regulatory Guidance: Ensuring Educational Stability and Success for Students in Foster Care. This guidance updates previous joint guidance from 2016 and provides critical new information about how federal laws support students in foster care, including the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act (Fostering Connections).