Category: Foster Youth
State suspension rates remain high despite reforms
Credit: Alison Yin / EdSource Top Takeaways Systems-impacted students are suspended at rates higher than other groups. Students with disabilities […]
August 26, 2025
Districts should target funds to foster youth to improve progress, report says
As California expands services needed to grow the number of foster youth enrolling in college, more work is needed to […]
April 8, 2025
After the fire: Former foster youth attributes recovery to unconditional support
Wildfire smoke fills the air over the 110 freeway in Los Angeles. Credit: AP Photo / Etienne Laurent Before the […]
March 19, 2025
What does threatened federal funding do for California K-12 schools? | Quick Guide
Students read and write at Frank Sparkes Elementary in Winton School District in Madera County. Credit: Zaidee Stavely / EdSource […]
February 24, 2025
The community college creating a home base for transition-age foster students
Sky Celine Page, 20, in her subsidized home, which recently opened as part of a collaborative effort between Pasadena City […]
February 12, 2025
For former foster care students, college help exists long after exiting the system
Deborah Vanessa Lopez, left, is a program manager that works with students formerly in the foster system at Rio Hondo […]
February 3, 2025
What schools should know about the liability insurance crisis in foster care
Koinonia Family Services is one of the foster family agencies that received a letter of nonrenewal. Their policy expires in […]
October 21, 2024
My life as a foster youth includes dreams of college
First Star, Inc., guides high-school-aged foster youth through their journey to college, filling in for the support from family and […]
July 31, 2024
Leader steps down from foster youth advocacy group
Amy Lemley, right, at an April reception for John Burton Advocates for Youth. Photo Credit: John Burton Advocates for Youth […]
July 16, 2024