by John McMahon • Trauma is a common experience for American children. According to one study, by age 16, two-thirds of children in the U.S. […]
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Insights from a teacher who is also a foster parentHelping the kids in your care succeed in school
by Anna Morrison • I am an elementary school teacher. I know what it is to have a classroom full of first graders who come […]
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Nov. 2018 (Vol. 23, No. 1)
Read moreAdvocating with schools for kids in care
by Bob DeMarco • I feel strongly that school is an area resource parents can help make huge strides in their kids’ healing and give […]
Read moreHelping Children and Youth in Foster Care Succeed in School
Though there are stellar students among them, on the whole children and youth in foster care struggle in school more than their peers. They experience […]
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