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Jackie Wong

HopSkipDrive lady takes Foster Kid to school.

11/21/2017

Ride-Sharing Company Will Get L.A. Foster Kids to School

Daniel Heimpel

Today, HopSkipDrive, a child-focused ride-sharing company, announced a partnership with Los Angeles County’s Office of Education (LACOE) to transport foster youth to school. Moving at what one official called a “fast and furious” pace to rectify its failure to comply with foster care mandates enshrined in the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), LACOE has contracted with the L.A.-based

7/11/2017

California Department of Ed Taps Foster Care Education Vet After Failing to Comply with Federal Law

Daniel Heimpel

In the wake of revelations that California’s Department of Education failed to comply with federal education law affecting foster youth, it has hired a new leader for its Foster Youth Services Coordinating Program.

2/23/2017

Missing the Bus

Daniel Heimpel

California fails to implement federal education law, denying students in foster care their right to school transportation. At least 35,000 school-aged California children live in foster care today. Entering the system is, invariably, traumatic.

6/18/2015

Advocates Say California School Districts Should Spend More on Foster Youth

Nadra Nittle

As California school districts spend June finalizing their budgets for the upcoming school year, they need to specify their plans to serve students in foster care, say child advocates. Such plans could range from hiring more support personnel for foster youth to lowering the number of times foster youth transfer schools.

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