Educational Stability for Children and Youth in Foster Care

Educational Stability for Children and Youth in Foster Care Karina Jiménez Lewis, MSW Policy Department Casey Family Services New Haven, CT

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Eligibility: Beyond Awaiting Foster Care Placement ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Some youth who are, or have been, involved in the child welfare system, are eligible for the McKinney-Vento Act, regardless of the definition of “awaiting foster care placement”:

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The View from the States ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Many states decided not to wait for resolution through federal intervention and have provided their own interpretation of “awaiting foster care placement” through enacted legislation:

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Educational Stability for Children and Youth in Foster Care

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