Recommendations for Improving Education Outcomes for Children and Youth in Foster Care Through Amendments to the McKinney-Vento Act/Education Reauthorization in the No Child Left Behind Act

Publication Date: April 2007

Publisher: Center for Law and Social Policy

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Type: Report

Coverage: United States

Abstract:

The reauthorization of Title X, Part C of the No Child Left Behind McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act provides an opportunity for schools to better understand the unique situations and experiences of children in foster care and for child welfare agencies to focus more on the educational needs and outcomes of the children and youth they are serving. This set of recommendations is a joint publication by CLASP, the Child Welfare League of America, the ChildrenÂ’s Defense Fund, Lutheran Services in America, and Voices for AmericaÂ’s Children.