National Center for Youth Law

March 20, 2024

Homeless youth advocates call for dedicated state funding, local flexibility

With the looming end to significant pandemic-era federal funding for homeless youth, advocates call for greater state support.

Betty Márquez Rosales

October 19, 2021

Stanford study finds why writing a letter to a teacher can turn around the lives of some students

Formerly incarcerated students were less than half as likely to return to jail after they wrote to their teachers.

Carolyn Jones

September 21, 2016

Tracking educational progress of California's foster children just a first step

Michelle Traiman

December 10, 2015

States must now track the educational progress of foster youth

Federal law follows what California has already done for foster youth.

Susan Frey

September 15, 2014

State, districts struggle to support foster youth

California’s bold initiative to provide extra support to foster youth in school is proving difficult for most districts to implement, advocates say. Initial reviews of district accountability plans show that many are either ignoring this new subgroup or treating foster students the same as other low-income students.

Susan Frey

September 25, 2013

Foster youth switch schools at huge rate

Kathryn Baron