
Course Summary
In this course, you can expect to learn:
- the importance of educational stability for a foster youth
- how youth in foster care feel about their education
- the unique challenges foster youth face in their pursuit of education
- the role stability and positive advocacy contribute to a foster youth's education

Step 1
Read the article written by a New York youth: "Too Many Schools" to gain perspective about the hardships many foster youth face attending school while in foster care.

Step 2
Review the Annie E Casey Foundation article, "Youth in Foster Care Share Their School Experiences" , in which youth in and from foster care share their personal struggles with stability in education and how it has affected them long term.

Step 3
Review the following article, "How will the every student succeeds act (ESSA) support students in Foster Care?" , which outlines what the Federal Law says about education for youth in care

Step 4
Review the article developed by Advocates for Children of New York, which speaks to "The Importance of School Stability for Youth in Foster Care"

Step 5
Join the discussion in the comments below to answer the following question:
What do you think is the number one issue with young people frequently changing schools?
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