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A slide show by Foster Care Alumni of America explores what foster youth learned, felt and discovered
What's New
January 31, 2012
Blogpost: Teaching Quality & CA’s Future. “At the Summit, we offered a vision and examples which argue persuasively for putting teachers and teacher voice at the center of the conversation about improved teaching and learning."
January 30, 2012
TOP-Ed Opinion: Foster youth deserve to be left out of Brown’s plan to combine categorical funds. Daniel Heimpel of Fostering Media Connections explains how vulnerable foster youth benefit academically from the dedicated funding for Foster Youth Services.
January 10, 2012
Sacramento Bee Op-Ed: Let Educators Help Improve Teacher Quality. David Cohen and Sandra Dean, co-directors of Accomplished California Teachers, articulate policy reforms to engage teachers in their training, evaluation and professional advancement.
December 22, 2011
Video: Stewards of Change Symposium. Highlights from the foster care symposium jointly sponsored by Judicial Council's Blue Ribbon Commission on Children in Foster Care, the Administrative Office of the Courts and the Stuart Foundation.
December 17, 2011
Seattle Times: Treehouse Helps Foster Kids Branch Out. For more than 20 years, foster kids have shown up on Paulette Daniels' Central Area doorstep, usually with just a single bag in their hands.
December 15, 2011
CA Collaborative - Fresno-Long Beach Learning. This third brief examines in-depth the Partnership’s cross-district collaboration for mathematics and English learning instruction.
December 13, 2011
2011 Teaching Profession Survey Focuses on CA Principals. "In today’s world, principals are asked to be master teachers, curriculum directors, technology directors, chief budget officers, nurses..."
November 25, 2011
Assisting California’s Foster Youth beyond Age 18. SF Chronicle op-ed co-authored by Mark Courtney, University of Chicago professor & Teri Kook, Stuart Foundation Director of Child Welfare.
November 2, 2011
First Look: Foster Youth Education Outcomes in Four CA Counties. Just released highlights from a first-of-its-kind pilot research project.
November 1, 2011
Two new reports highlight improved outcomes for older foster youth. Promising results from the 8-county, California Connected by 25 Initiative.
September 7, 2011
New Study Underscores Effectiveness of Peer Assistance and Review (PAR). Fresh evidence that PAR offers rigorous and comprehensive teacher evaluation.
More news...Featured Work: Becoming Visible
Through the stories of foster youth and educators, Becoming Visible marks these youths’ challenges to “be seen” at school and highlights how educators have supported their academic success.
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Featured Work: Big Picture Learning Company
More and more schools recognize that engaging students to learn and develop their critical thinking, communications skills and creativity is crucial for academic success. However, many of these schools lack guidance on how to evaluate and teach these vital abilities.
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