Search Resources Search By Category Data-informed reports Staff resources State legislation MOUs & Interagency Agreements Dashboards & Report Cards Data Sharing State Snapshots Data-informed reports Sneha Barve 2/18/25 Data-informed reports Sneha Barve 2/18/25 Fostering Opportunities: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial 2024 report by the Colorado Evaluation & Action Lab at Denver University evaluating the Jefferson County Fostering Opportunities program. That program engages middle and high school students who have experienced foster care. This study found that Fostering Opportunities significantly improved educational outcomes for students who experienced foster care. Read More Data-informed reports Sneha Barve 2/18/25 Data-informed reports Sneha Barve 2/18/25 Educational Success of Colorado Students in Foster Care 2018 report by the Colorado Evaluation and Action Lab at the University of Denver summarizing the results of the ongoing Colorado Study of Students in Foster Care. Includes data related to school stability, graduation and dropout, the connection between Medicaid usage and academic success, labor market gains from investing in students in foster care, education as a tool to break cyclical child welfare involvement, and more. Read More State legislation Sneha Barve 2/4/25 State legislation Sneha Barve 2/4/25 Colorado Legislation- HB 1348 (2018) Among other provisions, this bill allows foster parents and prospective foster parents access to the education records of a foster child in their care, and requires school districts to provide foster parents access to the education records and reports of students in their care. Read More Dashboards & Report Cards Sneha Barve 1/17/25 Dashboards & Report Cards Sneha Barve 1/17/25 Colorado Graduation Rate Dashboard Dashboard displaying high school graduation and completion rates in Colorado at the state, district, and school levels. To see data for students in foster care, click “How do different student groups compare,” and then select “Foster.” Read More State legislation Sneha Barve 12/31/24 State legislation Sneha Barve 12/31/24 Colorado Legislation- HB 1374 (2022) Lists requirements for what must be included in data-sharing requirement between the state Depts. of Ed & Human Services, including specific, measurable goals, and requires a report with the data to be published. Read More
Data-informed reports Sneha Barve 2/18/25 Data-informed reports Sneha Barve 2/18/25 Fostering Opportunities: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial 2024 report by the Colorado Evaluation & Action Lab at Denver University evaluating the Jefferson County Fostering Opportunities program. That program engages middle and high school students who have experienced foster care. This study found that Fostering Opportunities significantly improved educational outcomes for students who experienced foster care. Read More
Data-informed reports Sneha Barve 2/18/25 Data-informed reports Sneha Barve 2/18/25 Educational Success of Colorado Students in Foster Care 2018 report by the Colorado Evaluation and Action Lab at the University of Denver summarizing the results of the ongoing Colorado Study of Students in Foster Care. Includes data related to school stability, graduation and dropout, the connection between Medicaid usage and academic success, labor market gains from investing in students in foster care, education as a tool to break cyclical child welfare involvement, and more. Read More
State legislation Sneha Barve 2/4/25 State legislation Sneha Barve 2/4/25 Colorado Legislation- HB 1348 (2018) Among other provisions, this bill allows foster parents and prospective foster parents access to the education records of a foster child in their care, and requires school districts to provide foster parents access to the education records and reports of students in their care. Read More
Dashboards & Report Cards Sneha Barve 1/17/25 Dashboards & Report Cards Sneha Barve 1/17/25 Colorado Graduation Rate Dashboard Dashboard displaying high school graduation and completion rates in Colorado at the state, district, and school levels. To see data for students in foster care, click “How do different student groups compare,” and then select “Foster.” Read More
State legislation Sneha Barve 12/31/24 State legislation Sneha Barve 12/31/24 Colorado Legislation- HB 1374 (2022) Lists requirements for what must be included in data-sharing requirement between the state Depts. of Ed & Human Services, including specific, measurable goals, and requires a report with the data to be published. Read More
