Fostering Connections Act: Implementation Checklists for Education Provisions

April 3, 2009 State and local education and child welfare agencies will need to work separately and together in a structured way to ensure that children in foster care get the benefits of the education provisions of Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 (Fostering Connections). Courts and, in many states, legislators will also need to be involved. Are your state and local agencies and your state's courts and legislators taking the right steps? These checklists are designed to guide conversations in your state-- conversations that will ensure thoughtful implementation of these important education provisions and . . .