Topic: Foster Youth and Other Priority Populations

Research/Report

State of Crisis 2026: A Deepening Crisis of Students Experiencing Homelessness Across California

University of California, Los Angeles Center for Transformation of Schools

Shining a light on record student homelessness in California, this report also documents racial and geographic disparities, effects on educational outcomes, and recommendations for funding and integrated supports.

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Stabilizing Education Opportunity for Students in Foster Care

American Institutes for Research

This article exames school mobility among California students in foster care, barriers to educational stability, transportation challenges, and policy considerations for reducing disruption.

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Beyond One-Size-Fits-All Education Approaches: Rethinking California’s Alternative Education System

University of California, Los Angeles Center for Transformation of Schools

This report examines California’s alternative education system, including student demographics, school climate, academic outcomes, systemic barriers, and recommendations for more responsive supports.

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Highly Mobile Youth: How State Policy and Local Implementation Can Work Together to Support Youth

University of California, Los Angeles Center for Transformation of Schools

In collaboration with WestEd, this case study of Colorado and Washington’s approaches to supporting highly mobile youth—students experiencing homelessness, foster care, migrant mobility, or juvenile justice involvement—highlights distinct models, challenges, and lessons learned for supporting youth.

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Healthy Minds, Strong-Futures: Aligning Systems to Advance Adolescent Development for Youth in Foster Care

All4Ed

This report examines the intersection of education, health, and child welfare systems in the lives of youth in foster care. It highlights the potential of school-based approaches and presents actionable recommendations to reduce barriers that prevent youth in foster care from having their health and educational needs met.

Revisiting California’s Invisible Achievement Gap: Trends in Education Outcomes of Students in Foster Care in the Context of the Local Control Funding Formula

WestEd

Following up on a landmark 2013 study, this report revisits the educational challenges faced by K–12 students in foster care, assessing progress since major policy reforms that intended to improve education for youth in foster care.

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Policy Brief/Proposal

Often Overlooked but Not Unseen: An Overview of Highly Mobile Youth in the U.S.

University of California, Los Angeles Center for Transformation of Schools

This brief provides a close look at the needs of highly mobile youth, identifies the systematic barriers these students face, and proposes targeted interventions to address their needs.

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Funding Student Needs: A Review of State Funding Policies for English Learners and Students From Low-Income Backgrounds

Learning Policy Institute

From an analysis of state legislative and policy documents, this report reviews how states’ school funding programs currently address the needs of English learners and students from low-income families.

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Understanding Belongingness, Support, and Perseverance: An Exploratory Study of the Educational Experiences of Foster Youth in California

University of California, Los Angeles Center for Transformation of Schools

A study that explores how youth in foster care experience the foster care system, high school, and college, offering recommendations for these systems to better support these young people.

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On the Threshold of Change

California Youth Connection

A report using strategic foresight to develop a vision in response to the future forces that will dramatically change the lives of hundreds of thousands of young people who will experience foster care over the next decade as they make the difficult transition to adulthood.

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Tool / Toolkit

Foster Youth Postsecondary Education Planning Resources

John Burton Advocates for Youth

Step-by-step guides providing detailed checklists, resources, and strategies to assist youth with lived experience in foster care to prepare for high school graduation and postsecondary education.

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California’s Future is Clocked In: The Experiences of Young Workers

University of California, Los Angeles Graduate School of Education & Information Studies

A report focused on the conditions of young workers aged 16 to 24 in the state of California.

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Policy Brief/Proposal

The 2023 Pro-Kid Policy Agenda

Children Now

A comprehensive state-level policy roadmap to ensure that all California children have the necessary supports to reach their full potential.

Policy Brief/Proposal

COYN 2023 Policy Agenda

New Ways to Work

A overview of the California Opportunity Youth Network (COYN)'s 2023 policy agenda, describing six issues and the actions that COYN will take to advance them.

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Foster(ing) Youth in the California State University: Understanding the Vital Role of Campus Support Programs

University of California, Los Angeles Center for Transformation of Schools

A study providing an analysis of California State University's campus-based support programs for students with foster care experience.

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Story / Case Study / Commentary

An Alternative Option for Newcomer High School Students with Interrupted Formal Schooling

Stanford University Graduate School of Education, John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities

A profile of California Alternative Education describing the efforts of Rudsdale Newcomer High School.

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Policy Brief/Proposal

First Look: Understanding the Governor’s 2023-24 May Revision

California Budget & Policy Center

A report outlining key pieces of the California governor's May 2023-24 Revision and exploring how the governor prioritized spending amid the first budget shortfall of his tenure.

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Policy Brief/Proposal

California’s Major Investment in Universal Transitional Kindergarten

California Education Partners

A policy brief summarizing the challenges facing California's Universal Transitional Kindergarten (UTK), with recommendations for state policies that can align resources and support for high-quality implementation.

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Story / Case Study / Commentary

Re-Centering Youth Work Across Systems

KP Catalysts, LLC

An opinion essay discussing the importance of reclaiming and reimagining youth work, focusing on meeting youth where they are, creating healing-centered spaces, building healthy communities, and putting resources directly into the hands of young people.

Education and Training Vouchers

Urban Institute

A comprehensive evaluation of the Education and Teaching Voucher program to assist young adults in or formerly in foster care with their postsecondary education needs.

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