ERIC Number: ED593237
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 9
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ISSN: ISSN-0190-7409
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Educational Stability Policy and the Interplay between Child Welfare Placements and School Moves
Clemens, Elysia V.; Klopfenstein, Kristin; Tis, Matt; Lalonde, Trent L.
Grantee Submission, Children and Youth Services Review v83 p209-217 2017
Despite recent improvements in child welfare placement stability, youth in foster care still experience high rates of school moves. Although these findings are well documented in the literature, few studies have considered the interplay between child welfare placements and school moves. The purpose of this study was to determine the proportion of school moves that can be reduced through implementation of the educational stability provisions of the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act (FCA, 2008) and the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), and to identify opportunities to minimize the number of transitions that children and youth in foster care experience. Findings indicate that implementation of the FCA and the ESSA is a critical, but partial, solution for ensuring the educational stability of students in foster care. This article provides an empirical rationale for states and local jurisdictions to incorporate non-regulatory recommendations in order to fill the gaps in federal regulations.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
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Identifiers - Location: Colorado
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305H150007
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