Back to School, Back to Instability: New Study Shows Foster Children Struggle in Math, English and Other Standardized Tests
U.S. Newswire › September 22, 2010
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Bipartisan Hill Leaders and DC 'Real Housewife' Stacie Scott Turner Call for Change, Equal Opportunity
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As millions of hopeful children engage in familiar back-to-school rituals, early new data shows that the educational playing field is not level for children in foster care, whose academic careers are often impacted by multiple school relocations. Foster youth persistently score lower than their peers in all educational measures. The Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute and Fostering Media Connections will release new data that supports their call to action at a press conference on Thursday, September 23rd from 12:00--1:00 p.m. in Washington, D.C. at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center, room SVC 215.See the full content of this document
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Back to School, Back to Instability: New Study Shows Foster Children Struggle in Math, English and Other Standardized Tests
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Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.): Co-Chair of the Senate Caucus on Foster Youth and Co-Chair of the Congres...See the full content of this document
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