Resource Library

Chapter 7 Strategies for Serving Hispanic Youth

Maria Ramiu, YLC Managing Director, and Dana Shoenberg, CCLP Staff Attorney co-authored Chapter 7, Strategies...

Categories: Racial Justice/DMC

Fostering Connections to Success: Extending a Social Safety Net for Youths Facing Homelessness and Poverty

YLC staff attorneys Jennifer Rodriguez and Alice Bussiere co-authored an article with Juvenile Law Center...

Categories: Adoption assistance, Foster care, Kinship/guardianship, Title IV-E funding

Moving Away From Hardware: The JDAI Standards on Fixed Restaints

This is the first in a series of papers on conditions of confinement issues for...

Categories: Legal/policy issues

Incompetent Youth in California Juvenile Justice

This article offers a vehicle for discussion of California juvenile incompetence to stand trial.  It...

Categories: Competence to stand trial, Mental health needs

Policy Brief – Early Childhood Education Programs

Early childhood education programs can provide critical education and other services for children in foster...

Categories: A.B. 490/foster care education, Babies/young children, Enrollment/re-entry

Policy Brief – Completion of Postsecondary Education and Training Programs

Former foster youth are most able to succeed in higher education and trianing programs when...

Categories: A.B. 490/foster care education

Policy Brief – Transition to Postsecondary Education and Training Programs

California Foster Youth Education Task Force's policy brief on transition to postsecondary education and training...

Categories: A.B. 490/foster care education, Independent Living/Transition

Policy Brief – Data Collection & Sharing: Foster Youth State-Wide Education Data

Although statewide educational data is collected for several subgroups of students enrolled in California, there...

Categories: A.B. 490/foster care education

Policy Brief – Educational Decision-Making & Parental Notice

Parental notice is a key element of the statutory framework of California's Education Code.  This...

Categories: A.B. 490/foster care education, No Child Left Behind/other funding

Policy Brief – Academic Supports

This California Foster Youth Education Task Force's policy brief descibes the various special academic supports for foster...

Categories: A.B. 490/foster care education, English learner/migrant/homeless, No Child Left Behind/other funding, Special education

Policy Brief – AB 490 Implementation: Partial Credits

This California Foster Youth  Education Task Force's policy brief on AB 490 Implementation explains how school districts...

Categories: A.B. 490/foster care education

Policy Brief – AB 490 Implementation: Least Restrictive Educational Placements

This California Foster Youth Education Task Force's policy brief on AB 490 Implementation spells out...

Categories: A.B. 490/foster care education