Vermont youth formerly in foster care had the opportunity to speak out at the statehouse on Wednesday, March 26, as they testified in front of a joint committee meeting between the House Committee on Education and Health and Human Services on their educational experience while in state custody.
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The New York Times education section highlights the supports that some states have in place to help current or former youth in care succeed in college.  Out of Foster Care, Into College

California has become the first state in the nation to make school systems accountable for foster children’s educational outcomes.
An addendum to the state’s budget adds youth in foster services to a list of students whose educational progress must be evaluated under the No Child Left Behind Act […]

VT-FUTRES Co-Principal Investigators Jessica Strolin-Goltzman and Jesse Suter were interviewed by UVM Today to introduce UVM to this new project. Read the full story.