Ready to Succeed: Changing Systems to Give California’s Foster Children the Opportunities They Deserve to be Ready for and Succeed in School (Summary)
Description
This summary report, produced by The California Education Collaborative for Children in Foster Care, calls for a sharper focus on the educational outcomes for children in foster care and offers recommendations in three areas—school readiness, school success, and data sharing—for strengthening the policies and systems that support them.
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Product #: CFTL-08-02Copyright: 2008
Format: PDF
Pages: 36
Publisher: Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning at WestEd
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