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CA, CO, CT, LA, MA, MD, NJ, OR, PA, TX, UT

Safety

Building Awareness and Policy Supports for Foster Youth Educational Success

As May draws to a close, so does National Foster Care Month. The more than 440,000 youths who are currently in foster care — and the additional alumni — continue […]

May 30, 2019

AZ, ME, NM, NY, PA

Understanding the Financial Wellness and Success of Foster Youth in College

Does financial wellness and literacy promote educational success? Many policymakers, practitioners and institutional leaders think so. A national survey that captures the financial well-being of postsecondary students shows that foster […]

March 6, 2019

AR, CA, GA, IL, KY, MD, NM, OK, TX, WA

State Policy Proposals That Recognize Rural Needs

As the ever-increasing focus on equity in education grows, state policymakers are inevitably faced with pressures to better understand which students are still being left out. Given the relative locality and […]

April 30, 2018

K-12, Postsecondary

AL, AZ, CO, ID, OR, SC, WI

School Readiness

How Students Use Federal, State and Institutional Aid to Pay for College: A Primer for State Policymakers

This primer explores the main sources of support — including federal grants, state assistance programs, loans and institutional aid — that are available to students today. Each type of program […]

Jan. 16, 2018

Funding, Postsecondary Affordability

Nationwide

Building Policy Momentum for Foster Youth Support in Postsecondary Education

This special report discusses key takeaways from our State Policy Academy focused on foster youth in postsecondary education, including approaches taken by Colorado, Iowa, Oregon and Texas, and considerations to […]

Dec. 11, 2017

CO, IA, OR, TX

Accountability, Funding, Students & Families, Transitions

Policies to Support the Postsecondary Success for Foster Youth

This blog post originally appeared on the ACCT Now blog. As a new academic year quickly approaches, it brings the hope of achievement and social mobility for many students. However, access […]

Aug. 4, 2017

Equity in Education: Key questions to consider

This special report encourages increased intentionality of policy assessment and development through exploring equity-minded questions across four key state policy levers: teaching and leading, learning and transitioning, measuring and improving, […]

June 14, 2017

Early Education (P-3), High School, K-12, Postsecondary

Accountability, Arts, Assessment, Attendance, ESSA, Funding, Safety, STEM/STEAM, Students & Families, Teaching Profession, Transitions

Three States and a Snapshot of Their 2017 Actions Supporting Foster Youth

May is National Foster Care Month. For the more than 427,000 youth in care, the bridge between education policy and practice is particularly relevant. Foster youth face a multitude of […]

May 25, 2017

OR, TX, WA

Tuition Assistance Programs for Foster Youth Pursuing Postsecondary Education

This 50-State Review serves as a tool to better understand the state-level support for this vulnerable student population and provides a guidepost for possible policy redesign. An accompanying interactive data visualization provides […]

March 6, 2017