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Nowicki, Jacqueline M. – US Government Accountability Office, 2019
Roughly 270,000 school-aged youth were in foster care at the end of fiscal year 2017. Youth in foster care may change schools frequently, which can negatively affect their academic achievement. The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), enacted in 2015, reauthorized the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and included provisions to improve…
Descriptors: Foster Care, Student Mobility, At Risk Students, Student Placement
Danaher, Joan; Goode, Sue; Lazara, Alex – National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC), 2010
"Part C Updates" is a compilation of information on various aspects of the Early Intervention Program for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities (Part C) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). This is the eleventh volume in a series of compilations, which included two editions of Part H Updates, the former name of the…
Descriptors: Information Needs, Early Intervention, Poverty, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Goode, Sue; Lazara, Alex; Danaher, Joan – National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC), 2008
"Part C Updates" is a compilation of information on various aspects of the Early Intervention Program for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities (Part C) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). This is the tenth volume in a series of compilations, which included two editions of Part H Updates, the former name of the…
Descriptors: Human Services, Early Intervention, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Program Administration
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1987
This document contains testimonies and prepared statements from the Congressional oversight hearing called to examine the implementation and operation of the Missing Children's Assistance Act of 1984. Opening statements are included by Representatives Dale Kildee and Thomas Tauke. Witnesses providing testimony include: (1) Verne Speirs and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Welfare, Children, Federal Legislation
Allen, Gregory J.; Batten, Susan T.; Leiderman, Sally H.; Stephens, Susan A. – 1998
A new multi-year effort to promote the health, positive development, and well-being of children has been established in the midwest Great Lakes region. The working name of this project is the Kellogg Pre-Birth through Age Three initiative. The first phase focuses on cross-site participation in the development of an overall design. Phase 2 will…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Discussion, Focus Groups, Planning
Roberts, Diana – Child Abuse and Neglect: The International Journal, 1991
This paper supports Ray Helfer's proposed model of child protection services (EC 600 595) and expands on the model from the perspective of the state's service role. It describes implementation of the model in Oregon, current problems, possibilities for change, and strategies for the future. (JDD)
Descriptors: Agency Role, Change Strategies, Child Abuse, Child Welfare
Julianelle, Patricia – National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth, 2008
Unaccompanied youth are young people who lack safe, stable housing and who are not in the care of a parent or guardian. They may have run away from home or been forced to leave by their parents. Unaccompanied youth live in a variety of temporary situations, including shelters, the homes of friends or relatives, cars, campgrounds, public parks,…
Descriptors: Homeless People, Latchkey Children, Change Strategies, Improvement Programs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. – 1987
This Congressional report confirms the increasing tragedy of child abuse and neglect in the United States and documents the decline in resources available to serve those children. It is based on a survey conducted of the 50 states and the District of Columbia to determine what information was available about the extent of child abuse and neglect,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Child Welfare
Nellum (A.L.) and Associates, Washington, DC. – 1980
This report describes the purpose, process, and outcomes of the Symposium on "Policy and Program Issues Related to Child and Family Services to Black Americans," sponsored by the Division of Black American Affairs of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). In stage one of the symposium task group activities, the participants, who came…
Descriptors: Blacks, Child Rearing, Child Welfare, Children
Resources for Welfare Decisions, 2002
This issue focuses on a variety of performance measurement and outcome data resources as they relate to evaluating service delivery performance in areas that include employment (welfare-to-work and performance bonuses for work participation) and child welfare, as well as some general Temporary Assistance to Needy Families program areas. It also…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Child Welfare, Computer Uses in Education, Delivery Systems
Zepeda, Marlene; Varela, Frances; Morales, Alex – UCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families and Communities, 2004
In 2003, the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) released a "Strategic Plan for Early Childhood Health." In recognition of the critical role states play in the development of early childhood initiatives and of the unique contributions that state Title V programs can make to these initiatives, the Bureau operationalized their…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Child Health, Young Children, Strategic Planning