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Bob & Renee Parsons Groundation Increase Support for AZ Students in Foster Care

FosterEd Arizona Receives $500,000 From The Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation
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Two Wins for Youth in California

NCYL sponsored bills pass the California Assembly!

Protecting the Rights of Unaccompanied Immigrant Children in California, AB 1140 (Rivas)

Ending Endless Probation, AB 503 (Stone)
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BREAKING

High School Student Group Sues Dept of Education to Highlight Urgent Need to Strike Down DeVos Title IX Regulations
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California Supreme Court Upholds Law Protecting 14–15-Year-Olds from Transfer to Adult Court
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New Report Shines Light on Alternative Education in California

“Alternative Education in California: A Primer for Advocates and Community Stakeholders” provides essential information about the purpose, structure and accountability mechanisms for California’s alternative education settings.
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New Briefing

NCYL Calls on Congress to Enact Critical Protections for Children in Immigration Custody
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BREAKING

Youth in Washington foster care have sued the state for policies that ‘essentially rendered them homeless’

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