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Impact Report: Antelope Valley Compassionate Education Systems (2018-2025)

Compassionate Education Systems (Formerly known as FosterEd) launched a demonstration site in the Antelope Valley in 2018 to begin supporting students in the 2018-2019 school year. The program concluded in 2025.

Impact Report: Monterey Compassionate Education Systems (2018-2025)

Webinar: Confronting Harmful District-Level Discipline — Updated Webtool for Educators & Advocates

This webinar, hosted by the National Center for Youth Law on April 9, 2026, provides an overview and guidance on using NCYL's updated California School Discipline Data Webtool. The webinar is led by NCYL Senior Director of Education Dan Losen and Ramon Flores of the Civil Rights Project at UCLA.

Understanding Criminalization of Girls and Gender-Expansive Youth Impacted by Commercial Sexual Exploitation

Issue Brief: Opportunities for Advancing & Funding Access to Mental Health Education Through the CYBHI Fee Schedule

Federal Advocacy Toolkit for Youth

This non-partisan toolkit is intended to help youth take their first steps to engage in federal advocacy in the United States, on issues that matter to them, their peers, and their families.

Know Your Rights Presentation: Illinois DCFS Investigations

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Parents Rights: Centering Youth, Supporting Families