Executive Summary: Educational Injustice: Barriers to Achievement and Higher Education for Youth in California Juvenile Court Schools

Summary of Report detailing a study of the education system for youth confined to detention facilities within California’s juvenile justice system. In the report, entitled Educational Injustice: Barriers to Achievement and Higher Education for Youth in California Juvenile Court Schools, Youth Law Center examines areas of challenge for the system and fundamental ways in which […]

Policy Brief – Educational Decision-Making & Parental Notice

Parental notice is a key element of the statutory framework of California’s Education Code.  This California Foster Youth Education Task Force’s policy brief on educational decision-making and parental notice list the rights of parents and guardians and includes possilbe courses of action to ensure those rights.

Policy Brief – Academic Supports

This California Foster Youth Education Task Force’s policy brief descibes the various special academic supports for foster youth:  Students “at risk for retention”, access to quality services to meet academic needs, special education, English Learner or Limited English Proficient students, migrant students, No Child Left Behind, etc. and possible courses of action to ensure that foster youth […]