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	Title	Published	State
True	* Fostering Connections Implementation Toolkit	2011	Nat.
True	* Brief - Education Records of Children in Foster Care	2013	Nat. 2013
True	* Issue Brief: Making Best Interest Decisions under Fostering Connections	2011	Nat.
True	* Clearing the Path to School Success for Students in Out-Of-Home-Care	2009	Nat.
True	* How the IDEA and Fostering Connections Overlap	2012	Nat.
True	* Issue Brief: Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities in the Child Welfare System	2012	Nat.
True	* Issue Brief: When School Stability Requires Transportation	2011	Nat.
True	* Issue Brief: Making it Work: Child Welfare and Education Agencies Collaborating to Ensure School Stability	2011	Nat.
True	* Issue Brief: Making the Case: Engaging Education Partners in Addressing the Education Needs of Children in Foster Care	2011	Nat.
True	* Issue Brief: Implementing School Placement Decisions	2011	Nat.
True	* Special Education Decisions for Children in Foster Care: Everyone Has a Role	2007	Nat.
False	Data Points Article 1 - UNDERSTANDING WHY DATA MATTERS AND THE FOSTER CARE ESSA DATA REQUIREMENTS	July 2020	National
False	Data Points Article 2 - Bridging a Data Divide Data Sharing for Youth in Foster Care	July 2020	National
False	Covid19_childwelfaretool	May 15, 2020	National
False	CWshortlist.COVID19	May 15, 2020	National
False	Covid19_tipsforLEAs
False	School Discipline & Youth in Foster Care Issue Brief	2014
False	School Discipline and Students in Foster Care	2014	Nat.
False	Issue Brief: Identifying Special Education Decision Makers for Children in Foster Care: State Law Questions	2007	Nat.
False	Issue Brief: Supporting School Proximity for Children in Foster Care	2011	Nat.

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The "Blueprint for Change" is a tool for change. The 8 goals are a framework for both direct case advocacy and system reform efforts. Search by Goal to learn about relevant laws, tools, and publications.

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Goal 1

Decrease School Mobility

Goal 2

Seamless Transitions Between Schools

Goal 3

Early Education and School Readiness

Goal 4

K-12 Participation and Completion

Goal 5

Reduce Drop-out, Truancy, and School Discipline

Goal 6

Youth Empowerment and Engagement