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New Study Shows Link Between Reading Proficiency in Third Grade and Finishing High School
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Students who don't read proficiently by third grade are four times more likely to leave high school without a diploma than proficient readers, according to a new study commissioned by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The report, Double Jeopardy: How Poverty & Third-Grade Reading Skills Influence High School Graduation, confirms the link between third grade scores and high school graduation and breaks down the likelihood of graduation by different reading skill levels and poverty experiences.
• Learn about the Campaign for Grade-Level Reading, a collaborative effort by dozens of funders including Casey to improve reading achievement for all children. |
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Casebook Places Data at the Fingertips of Decision Makers
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The next generation of improvements to child welfare practice will not emerge from new practice models alone, but from innovative approaches to data and technology. A new web tool created by the Casey Foundation has the potential to transform case management by adapting social networking tools to help child welfare professionals record, catalog, and communicate vital information in linking foster youth to the most effective sources of help – and even to permanent families.
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May is Foster Care Month ... You Can Change a Lifetime
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Every year, approximately 30,000 young people leave the foster care system without lifelong families – most at age 18. On their own, they must navigate a weakened economy offering fewer jobs and less support for vital services such as housing. They need and deserve caring adults who love and support them. May is the month to reach out and change a lifetime for a child or youth in foster care. Learn how you can help.
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Educational Stability Advances for Children in Foster Care
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With the enactment of the Fostering Connections to Success Act, and its explicit priority on the educational stability of children in foster care, child welfare and education leaders continue to join together to improve student outcomes across the country. Learn how Casey is helping to bring these systems to the same table with a first-of-its-kind meeting and discover effective collaborations already providing students in foster care with the consistency they need in their lives.
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Tax Credits Help Working Families Get Ahead
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Tax day may be right behind us, but it's not too early to start planning for next year. A new website co-funded by the Casey Foundation provides easy access to research and resources on tax credits for working families, including the Earned Income Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit, and the Property Tax Circuit Breaker. The site also provides extensive information and tools on how community-based organizations and elected officials can raise awareness of these important tax credits to help working families get ahead.
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