Print Resources:
Bradley Baehr, K. (2009). Family school connectedness:an examination of participation for foster care families with children in schools. ProQuest LLC, 187.
This is a dissertation which looked at the participation between schools and foster care families and what contributed to their participation.
Cosner Berzin, S. (2008). Difficulties in the transition to adulthood: using propensity scoring to understand what makes foster youth vulnerable. The Social Service Review, 82(2), 171-196.
This Journal article looks at the fact that foster youth are faced with many negative outcomes as they transition to adulthood. The article reviews these viewpoints and the study details/results.
Dworsky, A. & Pérez, A.(2009). Helping former foster youth graduate from college: Campus support programs in California and Washington State. Chicago: Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago
This study looks at the various reasons of why foster youth are less likely to obtain a college degree. This article contains many different charts and graphs to represent this information.
Fehr, MC, & Fehr, DE. (2010). Teach boldly!. New York, New York: Peter Lang.
This book is a collection of letters written by educators, for educators. The theme of the letters is to inspire educators to “Teach Boldly” is various ways.
Heffernan, K. (2010). Educating students in foster care. Principal Leadership, 11(2), 19-21.
This article looks at 5 different strategies which can help that school principals ensure that their foster care students achieve success in their education.
Jackson, S. (1994). Educating children in residential and foster care. Journal, 20(3), 267-279.
This article reviews research done over the time span of 20 years. The research indicated that consistently those students in foster care fall behind when compared to other students. The study also shows how important educational success is to a higher quality of adult life.
King, L. (2010, September 24). Study: foster children struggle to learn. USA Today
This article looks at the academic challenges foster children face. The article looks at statistics form research done at the University of California Berkeley.
Lovitt, T, Emerson, T, & Sorensen, P. (2005). Listening to and raising the voices of at-risk and culturally and linguistically diverse children in foster care. Ethnically Diverse Exceptional Learners, 8(1), 36-44.
This article looks at the educational problems of children in foster care. The children are defined, the barriers are addressed and statistics are given to show that account for the problems which they face in school.
Promising Practices: School to Career and Postsecondary Education for Foster Care Youth. AGuide for Policymakers and Practitioners. Workforce Strategy Center, Brooklyn, NY. 2000 English Document (ED) 20 This is a guide to detail best practices and programs for which to prepare foster youth for opportunities and economic independence. Wulczyn, F, Smithgall, C, & Chen, L. (2009). Child well-being: the intersection of schools andchild welfare. Review of Research in Education, 33(1), 35-62. The authors of this article feel that their needs to be a closer collaboration between the public school system and the child welfare system to better aide students. Web & Media Resources:
Asimov, N. (2010, May 22). Program helps ex-foster youth navigate college. Retrieved from http://articles.sfgate.com/2010-05-22/news/20909432_1_foster-guardian-scholars-youth
This article is a success story of a student who grew up in the foster care system and graduates from college. The article details the program which helped this student achieve his goals.
Casey Family Programs: http://www.casey.org/
The Casey Family Programs work with providing, improving and preventing the need for foster care.
Foster Youth Education http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pe-2-CWO0o
This video features San Francisco 49er player who is giving a press conference on foster youth education. Independence for Foster Youth: http://www.independence.wa.gov/default.asp This website is a resource for foster youth children with information about jobs, scholarships, education, health etc. This website is for foster youth in Washington State. Jones, R (Performer). (2006). Improving college prospects for foster youth care [Radio series episode]. (Executive producer), NPR.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5225094&sc=emaf This radio broadcast discusses a report which focuses on ways that colleges can help students to achieve a higher education.Passport to college promise scholarship for former wa state foster youth. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://northseattle.edu/scholarships/800
This website gives information about a scholarship available to foster youth for North Seattle Community College.
Newberger, J. (2001, March 23). From foster care to college life. Retrieved from www.sparkaction.org
This source comes from a website which compiles resources regarding children in various communities. This article looks at one student’s experience in transitioning from foster care to higher education.
Treehouse For Kids: http://www.treehouseforkids.org/
This website is dedicated to the Treehouse vision of “Treehouse is uniquely committed to improving the lives of our kids living in foster care. No other agency in our region responds to the needs of our foster youth children like Treehouse.”
Washington Higher Education Coordinating Board: http://www.hecb.wa.gov/paying/waaidprgm/passport.asp
This website contains information about the Passport for Foster Youth Promise Program. This program helps encourage students to pursue a higher education, as well as provide scholarships.
Washington State Institute for Public Policy, (2009). Foster care to college partnership:evaluation of education outcomes for foster youth. Olympia, WA. www.wsipp.wa.gov This Policy was created by the joining of three foundations. The goal of the program was to increase the rate of high school graduation and college attendance by foster youth in Washington State. This source contains several graphs and charts detailing the results of the study.
