The McKinney-Vento Act and Children and Youth ... - State of Michigan

26
Burley, M., & Halpern, M. (2001).
Educational attainment of foster youth:
Achievement and graduation outcomes
for children in state care. Olympia, WA:
Washington State Institute for Public Policy.
27
Personal communication, Margaret Harner,
Advocate, Student Advocacy Center of
Michigan, October 1, 2007.
28
42 U.S.C. §§11432(g)(1)(J)(iii),
11432(g)(3)(A)-(B).
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42 U.S.C. §11432(g)(3)(C).
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42 U.S.C. §11432(f).
31
42 U.S.C. §11432(g)(1)(J)(ii).
32
42 U.S.C. §§11432(f), (g)(6).
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42 U.S.C. §11434A.
34
U.S. Department of Education (2004).
Education for homeless children and youth
program non-regulatory guidance. Washington,
DC: Author.
35
Personal communication, Carlyse Giddens,
Director of the Division of Family Services,
Delaware, September 7, 2007.
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Even without higher education, youth with
a high school diploma will earn an average
of $9,476 more per year than those without
a diploma. High school graduates have even
been found to live longer than people who
never obtained their diploma. Legal Center
for Foster Care & Education (2007). Fact
sheet: Educational Stability and Continuity
for Children and Youth in Out-of-Home Care.
Seattle WA: National Working Group on
Foster Care and Education.
37
McNaught, K. (2007). Mythbusting: Breaking
down confidentiality and decision-making
barriers to meet the education needs of children
in foster care. Washington, DC: American Bar
Association Center on Children and the Law.
38
Personal communication, Margaret Harner,
October 1, 2007.
39
Personal communication, Kathi Sheffel,
Homeless Liaison, Fairfax County Public
Schools, September 5, 2007.
40
Personal communication, Barb Dexter,
Homeless Liaison, Anchorage School District,
September 6, 2007.
41
More information about the Committee to
Improve Educational Outcomes for Court-
Involved Youth is available in Court-based
Education Efforts for Children in Foster Care:
The Experience of the Pima County Juvenile
Court (Arizona), a publication of the National
Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
and Casey Family Programs at www.casey.
org/Resources/Publications/.
42
Personal communication, Howard Haberman,
Education Consultant/Pupil Service Specialist,
Connecticut Department of Children and
Families, September 24, 2007.
43
Va. Code §22.1-3.4(A).
44
Virginia Department of Education (2005).
Superintendents’ Memo No. 125, June 24,
2005. Retrieved September 25, 2007
from www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/
suptsmemos/2005/inf125.html.
45
Personal communication, Margaret Harner,
October 1, 2007.
46
Personal communication, Rebecca Shier,
September 28, 2007.
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