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education

6/8/2026

Report Finds Foster Youth in NY’s Largest Public School Districts More Likely to Be Suspended

Students in foster care are disproportionately suspended from school and have lower attendance, according to a report released Monday.

5/18/2026

A lifeline or ‘dystopian’?: Schools open parking lots for homeless students and families

As family homelessness hits record highs, a few school districts offer parking lots as safe sites for students and their families to sleep at night.

New Law in Georgia Requires Schools to Enroll Foster Youth Within Three Days

5/7/2026

When Life ‘Explodes’: New Research Explores Why California Foster Youth Miss School 

Researchers have found that students involved with the child welfare system missed the most days when transitioning in and out of foster care.

Enrollment Isn’t Education: What 39 Placements Did to My Schooling

4/21/2026

Enrollment Isn’t Education: What 39 Placements Did to My Schooling

Every few months, everything changed. I wasn’t continuing my education. I was starting over, writes Ronald McCall.

4/15/2026

California Announces Apprenticeship Grant Opportunity for Youth

California Gov. Gavin Newsom last week announced a $37.2 million investment in apprenticeship and workforce training opportunities for youth.  

4/2/2026

‘Promising’ Start to Minnesota College Financial Aid Program for Foster Youth

Data shows some recipients have graduated from their post-secondary institutions at higher rates than their peers nationally.

New Head of Top Advocacy Group for Minnesota Foster Youth Encourages Them to ‘Lead the Entire Process

12/1/2025

New Head of Top Advocacy Group for Minnesota Foster Youth Encourages Them to ‘Lead the Entire Process’

In Minnesota, the new executive director of the nonprofit Foster Advocates has been named: Osahon Akpata-Tanious.

11/5/2025

‘Our Children’s Development Can’t Wait For Washington’s Dysfunction’ — Georgia Head Start Programs Among Hardest Hit in the Nation

As the federal government shutdown stretches into a second month, working poor parents suddenly have no child care for their toddlers.

10/8/2025

Little Is Understood About the Personal Lives of Foster Parents. A Georgia Researcher Is Working To Change That. 

Evin Winkelman Richardson surveyed 80 caregiver couples across Georgia and found that the stronger their relationship, the more likely they would continue fostering.