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On the Road to Educational Equality
In studies from around the country, students in foster care score woefully lower on all academic measures than their peers. Despite this, research has consistently shown that when the particular educational needs of foster youth are addressed through thoughtful policy and practice the resulting improvements in educational achievement for these students can be dramatic.
In 2011, much of Fostering Media Connections’ (FMC) work will center on highlighting policy and practice that improve educational outcomes for children experiencing foster care. A critical component of our outreach will be a handful of Town Hall meetings to be held in various locations throughout … Read more
May 18, 2011
filed in Massachusetts, On The Road tagged Adoption, Child Welfare, Child Welfare League of America, CWLA, Education, Elementary and Secondary Education Act, ESEA, Foster Care, Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Afoptions Act, Fostering Media Connection, Harvard Law School, May, National Foster Care Awareness Month, Participant Media, Rhode Island College, Victoria Rowell, Waiting for Superman, Western New England College, WWLP
On the Road to Educational Equality
In studies from around the country, students in foster care score woefully lower on all academic measures than their peers. Despite this, research has consistently shown that when the particular educational needs of foster youth are addressed through thoughtful policy and practice the resulting improvements in educational achievement for these students can be dramatic.
In 2011, much of Fostering Media Connections’ (FMC) work will center on highlighting policy and practice that improve educational outcomes for children experiencing foster care. A critical component of our outreach will be a handful of Town Hall meetings to be held in various locations throughout … Read more
April 22, 2011
filed in Massachusetts, On The Road, Uncategorized tagged Adoption, Child Welfare, Child Welfare League of America, CWLA, Education, Elementary and Secondary Education Act, ESEA, Foster Care, Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Afoptions Act, Fostering Media Connection, Harvard Law School, May, National Foster Care Awareness Month, Participant Media, Rhode Island College, Victoria Rowell, Waiting for Superman, Western New England College, WWLP
Video – "On The Road" to Seattle
To launch Fostering Media Connections, Daniel and Eytan drove from the Bay Area to Seattle in March of 2010. They stopped in Redding where they participated in a news studio interview and were graced with one of the great wonders of nature, a bright and colorful rainbow.
Fostering Media Connections (FMC) is a project of the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute (CCAI). FMC harnesses the power of journalism and media to drive public and political will behind policy and practice that improve the well-being of children in foster care.… Read more
March 17, 2010
filed in California, On The Road, Videos tagged Chico, Child Welfare, Daniel Heimpel, Eytan Elterman, Foster Care, Fostering Media Connections, Redding
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