Education

For years, the belief was that only 3% of foster youth graduate from college. New research finds the rate is much higher, but still reveals "large gaps."

Mi Escuelita in San DIego offers students on-site mental health services and a safe space where children can learn and heal.

Georgia Students will no longer be expelled for missing class. Instead, schools must ask where the kids are, and why they're absent.

Washington's well-regarded Early Childhood Education and Assessment Program (ECEAP) endures cuts amid a multi-billion-dollar budget deficit.

Texas lawmakers have invested $3 million in a project to ready former foster youth for college with a year-round hotline and help center. 

A program that offers Washington foster youth personalized support through graduation has been cut due to the state's budget crisis.

A pilot program aims to enhance attendance and reduce reports to CPS that can lead to parents being accused of "educational neglect.”

In the latest state enrollment data released, California had 230,443 homeless students — a 9.3% increase from the previous year.

Dan Losen, a researcher who has tracked California school discipline data, explains how schools might adjust to the new executive order.