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Direct linkZetlin, Andrea G.; Weinberg, Lois A.; Shea, Nancy M. – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2006
Foster children are an educationally vulnerable population that is over represented in special education. This article describes a collaborative effort among a child welfare agency, a local education agency, and a nonprofit law office to improve the educational outcomes of children in foster care. Program procedures and the role of the education…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Educational Objectives, School Districts, Child Welfare
Zetlin, Andrea G.; Weinberg, Lois A.; Shea, Nancy M. – Children & Schools, 2006
Many children in the foster care system are at great risk of academic difficulties and school failure. The purpose of this study was to bring together individuals within the foster care system to discuss the challenges to obtaining an appropriate education for foster youths and how best to provide the supports and structures needed for educational…
Descriptors: Foster Care, Program Improvement, Focus Groups, Caregivers
