Educational Supports and Advocacy
Download the Handout Navigating the education system can sometimes feel confusing, overwhelming, and frustrating. This can be especially true for families caring for a child who needs additional [...]
Fostering Resilient Learners – Strategies for Creating a Trauma-Sensitive Classroom
In this galvanizing book for all educators, Kristin Souers and Pete Hall explore an urgent and growing issue–childhood trauma–and its profound effect on learning and teaching. [...]
Supporting the Social-Emotional Learning and Development of Children in Your Care
Download PDF Naomi goes to school and spends most of the day alone. She often stares off into the distance and doesn’t respond when others try to talk to her. […]
Creating Safe School Experiences: Strategies for LGBTQ+ Parents
Download PDF “The good news is that, while we might have little control over what happens at school, we do have the ability to do a great deal—both emotionally and […]
Helping Kids in Care Change Schools
Download PDF Whenever possible, case workers and social workers seek to keep children in their current schools. However, there are times when circumstances make changing schools unavoidable. [...]
Helping Children & Youth in Care Achieve School Success
Download PDF Getting ready for school can be a complex and potentially overwhelming experience for children and youth in care—as well as for foster parents. You may have a child […]
Education & Adoption: Working With Students and Families
Download PDF You became an educator because you care—about learning, yes, but even more about the children in front of you. You want your classroom to be a place where […]
Navigating Homework Challenges: Understanding Triggers for Children in Alternative Living Arrangements
Download PDF Many parents have probably heard their children say, “I don’t want to do this assignment.” A child’s resistance to completing homework could be due to several reasons: It […]
Fostering a Child With an IEP
Download PDF Many children who are in foster care experience difficulties in school. They may be dealing with trauma, both related to the circumstances through which they entered foster care […]
Lost at School – Why our kids with behavioral challenges are falling through the cracks and how we can help them
School discipline is broken. Too often, the kids who need our help the most are viewed as disrespectful, out of control, and beyond help, and are often the recipients of […]
