Foster Care & Student Success

Foster Care & Student Success, housed in Texas Education Agency’s Division of Federal and State Education Policy, maintains resources and information to advance the education of student's impacted by foster care. The resources and materials provide guidance related to the unique circumstances surrounding students who are in the foster care system and attend Texas public schools. In Texas, nearly 16,000 school-age students are in foster care at any given time.

Foster Care and Student Success Guide Training Series

Foster Care & Student Success Guide: Chapter 7

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Foster Care & Student Success Guide: Chapters 8 & 9

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Foster Care & Student Success Guide: Chapter 10

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Foster Care & Student Success Guide: Chapter 11

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Foster Care & Student Success Guide: Chapter 12

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Foster Care & Student Success Guide: Chapter 13

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Resource Guide

In collaboration with the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, the Supreme Court of Texas, and the Permanent Judicial Commission for Children, Youth, and Families (Children's Commission), TEA has developed a resource to support Texas schools in addressing the education of students in foster care: Texas Foster Care & Student Success Resource Guide (2022)

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