Search Resources Search By Category Data-informed reports State legislation Dashboards & Report Cards MOUs & Interagency Agreements Staff resources Data Sharing State Snapshots State legislation Sneha Barve 2/4/25 State legislation Sneha Barve 2/4/25 Arkansas Legislation- HB 1400 (2019) Law requiring the Arkansas House and Senate Committees on Education to conduct a biennial study of the state’s Succeed Scholarship Program, which is available to students in foster care. The study must include data related to the number of students in foster care in the program, as well as educational achievement data for students in the program. 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 State legislation Sneha Barve 2/4/25 State legislation Sneha Barve 2/4/25 Utah Legislation- HB 538 (2016) Utah’s “Student Data Protection Act.” Clarifies that a student data manager may share a student in foster care’s personally identifiable student data from a cumulative record with a caseworker or representative of the Department of Human Services. Read More State legislation Sneha Barve 2/3/25 State legislation Sneha Barve 2/3/25 Missouri Legislation- HB 1577 (2012) Missouri law that requires, among other provisions, the state dept. of education to “provide for the uniform collection and sharing of information between and among schools, foster care children, and their families.” Read More State legislation Sneha Barve 2/3/25 State legislation Sneha Barve 2/3/25 Iowa Legislation § 280.29 Requires a school district to provide all educational records of the child within five school days after receiving notice that they are transferring schools, and requires districts to enter into a MOU with the state Dept. of Human Services regarding the exchange of information as appropriate to facilitate the enrollment transition of children in foster care. Read More State legislation Sneha Barve 2/3/25 State legislation Sneha Barve 2/3/25 Florida Legislation- § 39.0016 Florida law requiring the state Dept. of Children and Families to enter into an agreement with the state Dept. of Education to, among other things, establish a protocol to share information about students in foster care, consistent with FERPA. 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 MOUs & Interagency Agreements Sneha Barve 1/31/25 MOUs & Interagency Agreements Sneha Barve 1/31/25 Guidance for Education Data Sharing for Alaska Children in Out-of-Home Care (2014) Data sharing agreement and guidance between Alaska’s child welfare and education departments. Updated to reflect the 2013 Uninterrupted Scholars Act. Read More Data-informed reports Sneha Barve 1/31/25 Data-informed reports Sneha Barve 1/31/25 Kids in School Rule! (KISR!) 2022-23 Annual Report Report sharing educational data for students in foster care who are involved in the KISR! program- a collaboration among Cincinnati Public Schools and the local courts, child welfare agency, legal aid, and education & behavioral health organizations. Reported data includes school stability, attendance, discipline, special education, graduation, and academic proficiency. Read More Data-informed reports Infotect Web Admin 1/29/25 Data-informed reports Infotect Web Admin 1/29/25 National Datasheet 2022 For almost two decades, momentum has grown at the federal, state, and local levels to prioritize the educational needs of students in foster care. There has also been an increase in research, and collecting and reporting on data at the national, state, and local levels to evaluate how students in foster care are doing educationally. A growing body of research now reflects the educational needs and significant educational challenges of this group of students. Read More State legislation Sneha Barve 1/29/25 State legislation Sneha Barve 1/29/25 Washington Legislation- RCW 28A.150.510 Washington law that requires education records for students who are the subject of a dependency proceeding to be shared with the child welfare agency within 2 school days of when they make a request. Outlines when these records can be shared with other parties. Read More Data-informed reports, Dashboards & Report Cards Sneha Barve 1/28/25 Data-informed reports, Dashboards & Report Cards Sneha Barve 1/28/25 CA Children Now Scorecard Data visualization for many child well-being indicators by county in California. Available measures include education data specific to students in foster care. Read More Dashboards & Report Cards Sneha Barve 1/25/25 Dashboards & Report Cards Sneha Barve 1/25/25 Wyoming Dept. of Ed. Data Website displaying educational data for students in Wyoming. Graduation rates are broken down by students in foster care. Read More Dashboards & Report Cards Sneha Barve 1/25/25 Dashboards & Report Cards Sneha Barve 1/25/25 Washington Report Card Website displaying educational datapoints for students in Washington state. Several measures are broken down by students in foster care. Read More Dashboards & Report Cards Sneha Barve 1/25/25 Dashboards & Report Cards Sneha Barve 1/25/25 Vermont Education Data Education data for students in Vermont. Several categories are available by students in foster care. To see that data, click on the “Student Group” dropdown and select “Foster.” Read More Data-informed reports, Dashboards & Report Cards Sneha Barve 1/25/25 Data-informed reports, Dashboards & Report Cards Sneha Barve 1/25/25 Oregon Report Card 2023-24 Report sharing a range of educational datapoints for students in Oregon. Many measures are broken down specifically for students in foster care. Read More Dashboards & Report Cards Sneha Barve 1/25/25 Dashboards & Report Cards Sneha Barve 1/25/25 Oklahoma Report Card Website displaying educational data for Oklahoma. To see data specific to students in foster care, click the “View by Student Group” dropdown and then select “Foster Care.” Read More Dashboards & Report Cards Sneha Barve 1/25/25 Dashboards & Report Cards Sneha Barve 1/25/25 North Dakota Education Data Insights Website displaying a range of educational data points for students in North Dakota. Several measures are available for students in foster care- click “Demographics” to view it where available. Read More Dashboards & Report Cards Sneha Barve 1/24/25 Dashboards & Report Cards Sneha Barve 1/24/25 NY Report Card Online resource for data across a range of educational outcomes in New York state. Several data points are broken down by students in foster care. Read More Newer Posts Older Posts
State legislation Sneha Barve 2/4/25 State legislation Sneha Barve 2/4/25 Arkansas Legislation- HB 1400 (2019) Law requiring the Arkansas House and Senate Committees on Education to conduct a biennial study of the state’s Succeed Scholarship Program, which is available to students in foster care. The study must include data related to the number of students in foster care in the program, as well as educational achievement data for students in the program. 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
State legislation Sneha Barve 2/4/25 State legislation Sneha Barve 2/4/25 Utah Legislation- HB 538 (2016) Utah’s “Student Data Protection Act.” Clarifies that a student data manager may share a student in foster care’s personally identifiable student data from a cumulative record with a caseworker or representative of the Department of Human Services. Read More
State legislation Sneha Barve 2/3/25 State legislation Sneha Barve 2/3/25 Missouri Legislation- HB 1577 (2012) Missouri law that requires, among other provisions, the state dept. of education to “provide for the uniform collection and sharing of information between and among schools, foster care children, and their families.” Read More
State legislation Sneha Barve 2/3/25 State legislation Sneha Barve 2/3/25 Iowa Legislation § 280.29 Requires a school district to provide all educational records of the child within five school days after receiving notice that they are transferring schools, and requires districts to enter into a MOU with the state Dept. of Human Services regarding the exchange of information as appropriate to facilitate the enrollment transition of children in foster care. Read More
State legislation Sneha Barve 2/3/25 State legislation Sneha Barve 2/3/25 Florida Legislation- § 39.0016 Florida law requiring the state Dept. of Children and Families to enter into an agreement with the state Dept. of Education to, among other things, establish a protocol to share information about students in foster care, consistent with FERPA. 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
MOUs & Interagency Agreements Sneha Barve 1/31/25 MOUs & Interagency Agreements Sneha Barve 1/31/25 Guidance for Education Data Sharing for Alaska Children in Out-of-Home Care (2014) Data sharing agreement and guidance between Alaska’s child welfare and education departments. Updated to reflect the 2013 Uninterrupted Scholars Act. Read More
Data-informed reports Sneha Barve 1/31/25 Data-informed reports Sneha Barve 1/31/25 Kids in School Rule! (KISR!) 2022-23 Annual Report Report sharing educational data for students in foster care who are involved in the KISR! program- a collaboration among Cincinnati Public Schools and the local courts, child welfare agency, legal aid, and education & behavioral health organizations. Reported data includes school stability, attendance, discipline, special education, graduation, and academic proficiency. Read More
Data-informed reports Infotect Web Admin 1/29/25 Data-informed reports Infotect Web Admin 1/29/25 National Datasheet 2022 For almost two decades, momentum has grown at the federal, state, and local levels to prioritize the educational needs of students in foster care. There has also been an increase in research, and collecting and reporting on data at the national, state, and local levels to evaluate how students in foster care are doing educationally. A growing body of research now reflects the educational needs and significant educational challenges of this group of students. Read More
State legislation Sneha Barve 1/29/25 State legislation Sneha Barve 1/29/25 Washington Legislation- RCW 28A.150.510 Washington law that requires education records for students who are the subject of a dependency proceeding to be shared with the child welfare agency within 2 school days of when they make a request. Outlines when these records can be shared with other parties. Read More
Data-informed reports, Dashboards & Report Cards Sneha Barve 1/28/25 Data-informed reports, Dashboards & Report Cards Sneha Barve 1/28/25 CA Children Now Scorecard Data visualization for many child well-being indicators by county in California. Available measures include education data specific to students in foster care. Read More
Dashboards & Report Cards Sneha Barve 1/25/25 Dashboards & Report Cards Sneha Barve 1/25/25 Wyoming Dept. of Ed. Data Website displaying educational data for students in Wyoming. Graduation rates are broken down by students in foster care. Read More
Dashboards & Report Cards Sneha Barve 1/25/25 Dashboards & Report Cards Sneha Barve 1/25/25 Washington Report Card Website displaying educational datapoints for students in Washington state. Several measures are broken down by students in foster care. Read More
Dashboards & Report Cards Sneha Barve 1/25/25 Dashboards & Report Cards Sneha Barve 1/25/25 Vermont Education Data Education data for students in Vermont. Several categories are available by students in foster care. To see that data, click on the “Student Group” dropdown and select “Foster.” Read More
Data-informed reports, Dashboards & Report Cards Sneha Barve 1/25/25 Data-informed reports, Dashboards & Report Cards Sneha Barve 1/25/25 Oregon Report Card 2023-24 Report sharing a range of educational datapoints for students in Oregon. Many measures are broken down specifically for students in foster care. Read More
Dashboards & Report Cards Sneha Barve 1/25/25 Dashboards & Report Cards Sneha Barve 1/25/25 Oklahoma Report Card Website displaying educational data for Oklahoma. To see data specific to students in foster care, click the “View by Student Group” dropdown and then select “Foster Care.” Read More
Dashboards & Report Cards Sneha Barve 1/25/25 Dashboards & Report Cards Sneha Barve 1/25/25 North Dakota Education Data Insights Website displaying a range of educational data points for students in North Dakota. Several measures are available for students in foster care- click “Demographics” to view it where available. Read More
Dashboards & Report Cards Sneha Barve 1/24/25 Dashboards & Report Cards Sneha Barve 1/24/25 NY Report Card Online resource for data across a range of educational outcomes in New York state. Several data points are broken down by students in foster care. Read More
