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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Ending Endless Probation
Probation is the most common court ordered outcome imposed on youth in juvenile court in California. Too often, youth are placed on probation for an unspecified amount of time, while under the microscope of overly burdensome and confusing probation conditions.
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Alternative Education in California: A Primer for Advocates and Community Stakeholders
This report explores "alternative education" in California and provides essential information about the purpose, structure and accountability mechanisms for California’s alternative education settings.
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Compassionate Systems: Monterey Program Progress Report
NCYL launched our demonstration in 2018 in partnership with Monterey Peninsula Unified School District (MPUSD) to support students experiencing homelessness to improve their educational outcomes. Our Education Liaisons are collocated within high school sites at MPUSD, providing intensive educational case management and advocacy.
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A New Way Forward: What Congress Must Do to Protect the Dignity, Health, and Safety of Children in Immigration Custody
Over the past year, in the midst of a global pandemic, the Trump Administration intensified its four year-long attack on immigrant children.
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Meeting the Moment: Improving EPSDT Implementation in California to Address Growing Mental Health Needs
Envisioned by the California Children’s Trust (CCT), and written by the National Center for Youth Law (NCYL) and the National Health Law Program (NHeLP), the report offers advocates and policymakers an overview and understanding of the Medicaid entitlement for children and youth under the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment (EPSDT) mandate as well as the complexities of California's mental health system.
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Building Bridges: How Los Angeles County Came Together to Support Children and Youth Impacted by Commercial Sexual Exploitation
Reflects on Los Angeles County’s work over the past 10 years to support youth who have experienced commercial sexual exploitation (CSE).
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