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- Their View: Educating foster youth critical to their – and our – future May 23, 2013This is particularly true for the 18-21-year-olds in foster care. Through the oversight of youth progress toward educational goals provided by judges and resources provided by Minnesota's Education and Training Voucher program, opportunities for ...See all stories on this topic » […]Perham Focus
- 'Aging out' doesn't end foster care May 23, 2013Besides a lesser chance of postsecondary education, he added that problems like homelessness, criminal activity and unplanned pregnancy tended to be higher among those who had been in foster care. Though some of those things were due to poor ...See all stories on this topic » […]Cleveland Daily Banner
- Grant aims to keep foster kids in same school May 23, 2013The court, Lucas County Children Services, Toledo Public Schools, and the Education Service Center of Lake Erie West will collaborate on the "Pathways to Success Initiative," which is funded by the grant. The partners will try to allow children in ...See all stories on this topic » […]Toledo Blade
- Volunteers needed to advocate for disabled, foster children May 23, 2013“We have found over the years that having an educational surrogate parent is a critical piece of the education puzzle for children in foster care,” Buckley said. “This program was created to address a gap in educational services available to children ...See all stories on this topic » […]Las Vegas Review-Journal
- Foster care children most vulnerable to school failure, drop out - Voxxi May 17, 2013Even more alarming is the fact foster care kids struggle with academic success in comparison to peers with similar disadvantages. The new study is the first time longitudinal data on foster care youth education outcomes have been compared to other at ...See all stories on this topic » […]VOXXI
- Va. seeks adoptive parents May 17, 2013Former Virginia first lady Anne Holton. Former Virginia first lady Anne Holton, program director of Great Expectations, an initiative of the Virginia Community College System that helps young people who are aging out of foster care to continue their ...See all stories on this topic » […]Richmond Times Dispatch
- Foster care system changes 'let kids be kids,' support education May 13, 2013Two new watershed laws changing Florida's foster care system will vastly improve children's lives and give foster parents greater flexibility, according to David Wilkins, secretary of the state Department of Children and Families. “This is the biggest ...See all stories on this topic » […]Florida Times-Union
- Testing the waters in a program for foster care youth May 13, 2013The possibility of a college education for a youth from foster care gives them the opportunity to change the cycle of abuse and poverty, the opportunity to succeed in life. Anna Moreshead, a graduate student with the school of social work here at Boise ...See all stories on this topic » […]Boise State University The Arbiter Online
- Breaking the vicious cycle of foster care May 4, 2013Information about sexual development, reproductive health and pregnancy prevention is not readily available, in part because none of the many individuals who interact with youths in foster care has specific responsibility for providing such education.See all stories on this topic » […]Los Angeles Times
- Bill extending foster care to age 21 goes to Gov. Rick Scott for signature May 2, 2013The Venice Republican said this year that the program needed an update because the 3,000 kids in state foster care. still face frequent delays in getting an education, as well as other challenges, when they "age out" of the system at 18. Just 30 ...See all stories on this topic » […]MiamiHerald.com