Introduction Students in foster care represent one of the nation’s most vulnerable student groups. In addition to the social-emotional challenges and trauma that students in foster care experience, studies find that students in foster care are much more likely than … Read More
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Children’s Coalition for Northeast Louisiana to Relaunch Youth Services Planning Board
[Monroe, LA]— The Children’s Coalition of Northeast Louisiana is relaunching the 4th Judicial District Youth Services Planning Board (YSPB), a member-led board of leaders from across Morehouse and Ouachita Parishes dedicated to improving young people’s outcomes. The Board’s mission is … Read More
Global Report on Early Childhood Care and Education
The Right to A Strong Foundation Executive summary The world is not on track to achieve Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4 and ensure inclusive and quality education and lifelong learning opportunities for all. Education, starting with early childhood education, is … Read More
Foster Care History,Profiles of Adolescence,and Educational Attainment
Introduction High school completion and post-secondary enrollment are taken for granted by most K-12 students andtheir parents in the United States (Lippman et al. 2008; Pew Research Center 2011), but research points tosignificant educational disadvantages among youth with foster care … Read More
Dismantling Systemic and Structural Racism to Improve the Mental Health and Well-Being of Children and Youth
Systemic racism across various systems, including child welfare, has historically perpetuated inequities experienced by marginalized groups. A May 2023 article in the Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology explores these inequities specifically related to the mental health needs of marginalized and … Read More
7 Ways to Introduce Executive Functions to Kids & Teens
Executive functioning skills are the building blocks to success. These are the skills that help us plan, organize, prioritize, start tasks, manage our time, and work through challenges. Without a doubt, these are skills we all use every day, and … Read More
A Poor Poverty Measure
To identify children in need, look beyond free lunch data In education policy and public debate, we often talk about students from “low-income” families. That descriptor is typically based on data from the National School Lunch Program, which provides qualified … Read More
Academic Success for Students in Foster Care Begins with Strong Partnerships Between Child Welfare and Education Systems
July 6, 2022 | Aysha E. Schomburg, Associate Commissioner | Children’s Bureau and Ruth Ryder, Deputy Assistant Secretary | Office of Elementary and Secondary Ed The 2021-2022 school year has come to a close. As students begin their summer break, … Read More
Save Our Education Now: An Emergency COVID-19 Education Plan to Get the Poorest and Most Marginalised Children Safely Back to School and Learning
Save Our Education Now: An Emergency COVID-19 Education Plan to Get the Poorest and Most Marginalised Children Safely Back to School and Learning. Save the Children. 2021 CLICK HERE
The Long-Term Distributional and Welfare Effects of Covid-19 School Closures.
Using a structural life-cycle model, we quantify the long-term impact of school closures during the Corona crisis on children affected at different ages and coming from households with different parental characteristics. In the model, public investment through schooling is combined … Read More