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

7/14/2026

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

Jordan Anderson

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As Georgia students soon head back to the classroom, a new law requires schools to take no more than three business days to enroll new students living in foster care.

7/9/2026

New Law Will Send More Mississippi Children to Adult Courts and Prisons

Sara Tiano

Mississippi has expanded the list of crimes for which children as young as 13 must be prosecuted as adults and sent to adult prisons.

7/8/2026

Georgia Opens New College Scholarship Fund for Former Foster Youth

Jordan Anderson

Illustration by Nuthawut/Adobe Stock.
Former foster youth in Georgia have a new source of financial support to help pay for their college education. The Georgia Foster Care Scholarship has begun accepting its first round of applications.

New York Appeals Court Case Focuses on Non-abusive Parent Being Subjected to Home Supervisions

6/11/2026

On-the-Spot Drug Testing in NYC Family Courts is Unconstitutional, Lawsuit Argues

Susanti Sarkar

Lawyers for parents are suing over a proposed policy allowing judges to order on-site drug tests in NYC family courts. 

5/28/2026

A New York Dad Celebrates a Legal Win, Years After His Newborn Was ‘Torn’ From His Arms

The Imprint staff reports

A federal appeals court has revived a suit by a father who alleges New York City's child welfare agency violated his family’s constitutional rights.

5/26/2026

New Maryland Law Will Keep Minors Out of Adult Courts and Prisons

Sara Tiano

Under the newly signed Youth Charging Reform Act, youth under age 16 will not be automatically charged in adult court, except in the most serious cases.

5/20/2026

Campaigning on Foster Youth Backstory, Rick Jackson Heads To a Runoff as Georgia Governor’s Race Tightens

Jordan Anderson

Georgia Republican candidate for governor Rick Jackson during a campaign stop at Augusta’s Daniel Field. Photo by Joe Hotchkiss/The Augusta Chronicle.
Rick Jackson, the Georgia billionaire who has trumpeted his childhood in foster care as part of his campaign to become the state’s next governor, fell short of claiming the Republican nomination Tuesday. 

Minnesota Counties Raise Concerns About Enacting New Law Aimed at Disproportionality in Foster Care

5/19/2026

Minnesota Legislature Passes Bill Allocating $15M For Law Aimed at Disproportionality in Foster Care

Hana Ikramuddin

Minnesota lawmakers have directed $15 million to fund the African American Family Preservation and Child Welfare Disproportionality Act.

5/8/2026

NYC Investigator Accuses State of Blocking Child Welfare Oversight

Susanti Sarkar

Nadia Shihata at City Hall on Feb. 12. Photo: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office.
New York social services law and resistance by the state child welfare agency have hindered a city watchdog from exercising “meaningful, comprehensive oversight” of the Administration for Children’s Services (ACS), a new report states.

5/6/2026

U.S. Supreme Court is Asked, Again, to Overturn ICWA as Unconstitutional

Nancy Marie Spears

A legal team that previously challenged the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act is bringing the issue before the U.S. Supreme Court once again.

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