Report targets ‘systemic failures’ in schooling for Pennsylvania children in foster care
Pennsylvania children in foster care are less likely to graduate from high school, have lower standardized test scores and are suspended at higher rates than their peers, according to a new report by two advocacy groups. These children are already grappling with the trauma of separation from their biological families and uncertainty about what their […]
How Philly can look to New Jersey to fix its child welfare system
New Jersey also has the third-lowest child mortality rate in the country, one that has been stable for years, according to a 2022 federal report. With fewer foster care cases, child welfare workers can devote more time to those cases where real danger may be present, Carre-Lee said. Philadelphia, by comparison, “still faces the risk […]
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Pennsylvania children in foster care are less likely to graduate from high school, have lower standardized test scores and are suspended at higher rates than their peers, according to a new report by PPC and @edlawcenterpa.
Report targets 'systemic failures' in schooling for Pennsylvania children in foster care
Pennsylvania children in foster care have lower test scores and are less likely to graduate, according to a new report.
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