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Foster Care Children Need Better Educational Opportunities


  Author: Dan Lips
Publisher: The Heritage Foundation
Publication: Backgrounder No. 2039
Document Date:                  June 5, 2007
Category: Education > Educational Involvement
Related Categories:
Children > Foster Home Care
Children > Institutional Care
Education > Educational Attainment
Education > Educational Expectations
Education > Post-secondary Education
 

This paper argues that early warning signs of many problems are seen in the classroom and consequently foster care children should be provided with school choice options and tuition scholarships to remedy common problems foster children face such as instability and low expectations.  The author argues that expanded school choice options would motivate schools to better meet foster childrne's unique needs.

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