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 own futures will hold. But oftentimes, the commonwealth is putting additional obstacles in front of them by failing to meet special education needs, moving them from school to school and inappropriately enrolling them in virtual programs, according to the report released Tuesday by the Education Law Center and Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children.