Graduation & Dropout Rates For Colorado Students In Foster Care: 5-Year Trend Analysis (2007–08 To 2011–12)

This report by Elysia V. Clemens, Ph.D., LPC, of the College of Education and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Northern Colorado was released on September 9, 2014. The Colorado Department of Education (CDE) and the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) are collaborating to determine key factors that affect these outcomes and to create a roadmap for system-level reform. Dr. Clemens conducted a five-year trend study examining the graduation rates and dropout rates for these students in Colorado foster care . . .