Search Resources Search By Category Data-informed reports State legislation Dashboards & Report Cards MOUs & Interagency Agreements Staff resources Data Sharing State Snapshots Staff resources Sneha Barve 2/18/25 Staff resources Sneha Barve 2/18/25 Georgia Data for Students in Foster Care Overview This resource provides a brief overview of data-sharing practices and available data for students in foster care in Georgia, as well as listing additional resources to learn more. Read More Staff resources Sneha Barve 2/13/25 Staff resources Sneha Barve 2/13/25 Foster Care and Education Data Guide: A Process and Tools for Collection, Analysis, and Collaboration Children in foster care often face poorer educational outcomes compared to their peers, making collaboration between education, child welfare systems, and those with lived experience essential. Effective data practices are key to identifying successes and addressing areas in need of improvement. This Guide supports child welfare agencies, education systems, and third-party partners in improving educational outcomes for youth in foster care through effective data collection, sharing, and reporting. It provides actionable steps to assess data capacity, address gaps, and foster cross-system collaboration, offering practical tools, examples, and strategies tailored to diverse contexts and goals. Read More Staff resources Sneha Barve 1/31/25 Staff resources Sneha Barve 1/31/25 California Data for Students in Foster Care Overview This resource provides a brief overview of data-sharing practices and available data for students in foster care in California, as well as listing additional resources to learn more. Read More Staff resources Sneha Barve 1/31/25 Staff resources Sneha Barve 1/31/25 NYC Data Guide for Caseworkers Resource for private foster care providers in NYC that explains data sharing for students in foster care, and how that data can be used to support those students. Read More Staff resources Sneha Barve 1/17/25 Staff resources Sneha Barve 1/17/25 Foster Focus Fact Sheet One pager describing California’s Foster Focus data system, which offers secure data sharing, education case management tools, and reports for multiple agencies serving foster youth. Read More Staff resources Sneha Barve 1/7/25 Staff resources Sneha Barve 1/7/25 Infographic: Texas commits to transform education outcomes of students in foster care Infographic from the Texas Blueprint Implementation Data Workgroup including data about educational outcomes for students in foster care and questions for schools, courts, and child welfare to consider. Read More MOUs & Interagency Agreements, Staff resources Sneha Barve 1/7/25 MOUs & Interagency Agreements, Staff resources Sneha Barve 1/7/25 Information Sharing between Child Welfare and Schools Resource from the Texas Children’s Commission, Education Agency, and child welfare agency explaining what data is permitted to be shared under what circumstances between the child welfare and education agencies. Read More Staff resources Sneha Barve 1/3/25 Staff resources Sneha Barve 1/3/25 Education & Child Welfare Information Sharing in Pennsylvania 2019 ABA Center on Children and the Law resource describing what data should, shouldn’t, and must be shared between Pennsylvania child welfare and school personnel. Read More Staff resources Sneha Barve 1/3/25 Staff resources Sneha Barve 1/3/25 California Confidentiality Guide for Educators Guide for California school staff about who may access a student in foster care’s educational information and school records under what circumstances. Read More
Staff resources Sneha Barve 2/18/25 Staff resources Sneha Barve 2/18/25 Georgia Data for Students in Foster Care Overview This resource provides a brief overview of data-sharing practices and available data for students in foster care in Georgia, as well as listing additional resources to learn more. Read More
Staff resources Sneha Barve 2/13/25 Staff resources Sneha Barve 2/13/25 Foster Care and Education Data Guide: A Process and Tools for Collection, Analysis, and Collaboration Children in foster care often face poorer educational outcomes compared to their peers, making collaboration between education, child welfare systems, and those with lived experience essential. Effective data practices are key to identifying successes and addressing areas in need of improvement. This Guide supports child welfare agencies, education systems, and third-party partners in improving educational outcomes for youth in foster care through effective data collection, sharing, and reporting. It provides actionable steps to assess data capacity, address gaps, and foster cross-system collaboration, offering practical tools, examples, and strategies tailored to diverse contexts and goals. Read More
Staff resources Sneha Barve 1/31/25 Staff resources Sneha Barve 1/31/25 California Data for Students in Foster Care Overview This resource provides a brief overview of data-sharing practices and available data for students in foster care in California, as well as listing additional resources to learn more. Read More
Staff resources Sneha Barve 1/31/25 Staff resources Sneha Barve 1/31/25 NYC Data Guide for Caseworkers Resource for private foster care providers in NYC that explains data sharing for students in foster care, and how that data can be used to support those students. Read More
Staff resources Sneha Barve 1/17/25 Staff resources Sneha Barve 1/17/25 Foster Focus Fact Sheet One pager describing California’s Foster Focus data system, which offers secure data sharing, education case management tools, and reports for multiple agencies serving foster youth. Read More
Staff resources Sneha Barve 1/7/25 Staff resources Sneha Barve 1/7/25 Infographic: Texas commits to transform education outcomes of students in foster care Infographic from the Texas Blueprint Implementation Data Workgroup including data about educational outcomes for students in foster care and questions for schools, courts, and child welfare to consider. Read More
MOUs & Interagency Agreements, Staff resources Sneha Barve 1/7/25 MOUs & Interagency Agreements, Staff resources Sneha Barve 1/7/25 Information Sharing between Child Welfare and Schools Resource from the Texas Children’s Commission, Education Agency, and child welfare agency explaining what data is permitted to be shared under what circumstances between the child welfare and education agencies. Read More
Staff resources Sneha Barve 1/3/25 Staff resources Sneha Barve 1/3/25 Education & Child Welfare Information Sharing in Pennsylvania 2019 ABA Center on Children and the Law resource describing what data should, shouldn’t, and must be shared between Pennsylvania child welfare and school personnel. Read More
Staff resources Sneha Barve 1/3/25 Staff resources Sneha Barve 1/3/25 California Confidentiality Guide for Educators Guide for California school staff about who may access a student in foster care’s educational information and school records under what circumstances. Read More
