Educational Tutorial Services
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Educational resources for disadvantaged students including those in foster care, homeless shelters, and lock down facilities.
These Are The States With The Best And Worst School Systems, According To New Rankings
A new education ranking released this week found that students in New Jersey are receiving a much better education than students in Mississippi. The r...
Every Time Foster Kids Move, They Lose Months of Academic Progress
How instability wreaks havoc on these children's school lives—and what can be done to fix it
Lisa Ling on The Reality of Foster Kids
Lisa Ling, host and executive producer of Our America with Lisa Ling, goes into the largest foster care system in the country. Hear her important insights and what surprised her the most.
State adoption and foster care information
Learn about local rules and resources and find agencies in your area
convicted of violence, sex crimes, & drug offenses - ok for foster kids?
The Boston Herald has added a flame to the fire under the Massachusetts Department of Family Services and Governor Deval Patrick, already under heat for the case of five year old Jeremiah Oliver...
The Cost of Doing Nothing About Federal Child Welfare Financing - The Annie E. Casey Foundation
A new infographic from the Annie E. Casey Foundation and the Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative shows the high cost of doing nothing about our federal financing system for child welfare.
Students in foster care face 'invisible achievement gap,' study says
California students in foster care do worse academically and have a higher dropout rate than their statewide peers, study says.
National Foster Care Month - MAY
Californians support historic changes in school funding, curriculum
In a broad consensus across racial, political and economic lines, most Californians support two historic changes in how academic subjects are taught and state dollars are allocated to schools, according to a statewide survey released Wednesday.
We are abandoning children in foster care - CNN
Rita Soronen says about 24,000 children turn 18 years old each year and "age out" of foster care; most of them put out alone into the world without a lifeline.
Jaw-Dropping Film Will Change The Way You Feel About Foster Care
Sobering statistics about the number of youth moving from the foster care system to prison.
Foster care in the U.S. [infographic]
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