Compassionate Education Systems: Antelope Valley Progress Report
A new report by the National Center for Youth Law highlights progress made in improving the educational experiences for youth in foster care in the Antelope Valley through our FosterEd program.
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Youth Justice In California: Obstacles to a Public Health Approach
This brief highlights three initiatives in California to create systems that support youth, communities, and state by endeavoring to create alternatives to the damaging practice of youth incarceration and strove to center juvenile justice within a public health approach.
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Strategies to End Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Youth: A toolkit for collaborative action
A practical how-to guide that offers best practices and learnings gleaned from our decade of working to address the commercial sexual exploitation of children and youth.
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How Districts Planned for Pandemic Learning: Equity-Driven Practices and Lessons Learned from 2020 Learning Continuity and Attendance Plans
For “students with unique needs” – students in foster care, students in the juvenile justice system, students experiencing homelessness, English learners, students in low-income families, students of color, and students with disabilities – challenging forms of instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic have compounded the typical barriers to graduation that they face, such as higher-than-average school mobility, lack of access to mental health and special education services, and discriminatory school climates.
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District Leadership Checklist for Supporting the Unique Needs of Students in Foster Care, Experiencing Homelessness or in the Juvenile Justice System
This is a tool for local education agency leadership to support planning and monitoring for students that are experiencing homelessness, in foster care or involved with the juvenile justice system (together, “students with unique needs”).
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