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education

4/20/2023

‘Solutions Not Suspensions!’ Rochester Parents and Students Rally to Stay in School

A proposed bill in NY would reduce the number of days a student could be suspended in a single school year to 20 days.

2/21/2023

Eight Years After Federal Law to Improve School Stability for Foster Youth, States Still Scrambling

Many states have fallen short on protecting foster kids' right to school stability under the Every Student Succeeds Act.

1/29/2023

What Can We Learn from Rhode Island’s New Data about Students Experiencing Foster Care?

Rhode Island has joined a small list of states with data-sharing agreements to track and assess the unique needs of students in foster care.

Educational Support For People in Foster Care, Especially Those With a Disability

1/12/2023

Educational Support For People in Foster Care, Especially Those With a Disability

There are fosters and people with disabilities who don't know the rights they have inside the education system, writes Nia Dyer.

Youth Services Insider
Foster Youth Interning in Congress Want Laws Improving Health Care, Greater Access to Benefits

1/4/2023

2023 Spending Deal: What’s In It for Youth and Families

Another year, another omnibus spending deal thrown together with little deliberate committee work in either chamber.

An Absentee Parent: Raising a College Kid from Prison

12/20/2022

An Absentee Parent: Raising a College Kid from Prison

Illustration by Charlotte West using Canva.
I never took my education seriously. I dropped out of high school and got my GED when I was 16, going to work full-time breaking the law.

    Nicole Alkire Grady: Research Shows Tribal Colleges, Universities Twice As Likely To Provide Child Care on Campus

    11/29/2022

    Research Shows Tribal Universities Twice As Likely To Provide Child Care on Campus

    New research shows that tribal colleges and universities are far more likely than mainstream schools to support students with on-site child care.

    Pregnant women struggling with addiction need early and effective paths to sobriety. This would both decrease the effects of drug exposure in the infants and decrease the likelihood of foster care by giving moms a longer runway for recovery

    10/27/2022

    We Can Reduce the Need for Special Education through Better Drug Treatment

    Pregnant women struggling with drug addiction need early and effective paths to sobriety, writes Darcy Olsen.

    Parents of New York School Children Want More Support for their Kids and Families

    9/29/2022

    Parents of New York School Children Want More Support for their Kids and Families

    A survey of parents with kids in Monroe Country, New York revealed concerns that schools aren't providing adequate social, emotional or academic support.