NY: Advocates for Children report: Foster kids struggling in NYC education system (Includes video)
News12 – January 25, 2023
A new report says foster children in the city’s school system are struggling at an alarming rate. The report published by the nonprofit Advocates for Children noted foster care students were twice as likely to get failing scores on state exams and between 80-85% were not proficient in math and reading. It also says only 40% of foster care students who are enrolled in high school go on to graduate.
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