educational stability

May 2014

New Education Provisions Focused on Achievement & Stability

By |2016-12-01T19:33:02-06:00May 19th, 2014|Categories: Child Welfare Policy|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

On May 16 the Omnibus Education Policy Bill, HF 2397, was signed into law by Governor Dayton. Within the bill text there is an overarching theme related to childhood academic achievement, including a provision allowing for greater educational stability for youth in foster care and others related to English learners and their families. As these [...]

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April 2014

Education Policy omnibus bill includes provision to promote educational stability for children in foster care

By |2016-12-01T19:33:02-06:00April 25th, 2014|Categories: Child Welfare Policy|Tags: , , , , , , , |

The Minnesota State Capitol Building. Source: Star Tribune The House Education Policy Omnibus Bill (H.F.2397) and the Senate Education Bill (S.F.1889) continue to make early education and K-12 education a priority in the second year of the legislative biennium. There are various proposed changes that have the potential to make an impact on youth and [...]

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January 2013

Uninterrupted Scholars Act aims to improve educational outcomes for youth in foster care

By |2016-12-01T19:33:10-06:00January 9th, 2013|Categories: Stability, Permanency, and Adoption|Tags: , , , , , |

Representative Karen Bass (D-CA) along with bipartisan support from fellow members of the Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth Reps. Tom Marino (R-PA), Michelle Bachmann (R-MN) and Jim McDermott (D-WA) saw their bill aimed at improving educational outcomes of youth in foster care pass both the House and Senate on January 1, 3013. The members of [...]

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July 2012

Summary of 2012 Foster Care Legislation in MN, part 1

By |2016-12-01T19:33:15-06:00July 16th, 2012|Categories: Stability, Permanency, and Adoption|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Significant changes were made to the foster care statutes in the last legislative session. This post will summarize part of the new legislation changes, and more will come in a future post. Several definitions were amended: "Child" was amended to include references to other statutes allowing youth to remain in foster care to age 21."Sibling" [...]

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