Population Perspective
In America, an estimated 1.6 million youth are referred to juvenile court and almost 800,000 children are in the foster care system each year.
The research is clear: Our current system of educational supports is failing youth in the child welfare and juvenile justice systems. This wide-ranging report outlines the issue’s challenges, legislative landscape and promising evidence-based interventions. It closes with a clear call to action for all child-serving agencies: Collaboration is essential, and everyone has a role in helping these vulnerable students succeed.
The bottom line? Child welfare and delinquency agencies can’t do it alone and are falling far short in addressing the educational needs of youth in America’s juvenile delinquency and foster care systems. All agencies tasked with serving these vulnerable youth must come together — and work together — to help these students succeed.