Students in Foster Care Face ‘Invisible Achievement Gap,’ Study Says

California foster children do not perform as well than their counterparts in English, math, and the high school exit exam, often scoring lower than students with disabilities and language barriers, explains a recent report titled The Invisible Achievement Gap: Education Outcomes of Students in Foster Care in California’s Public Schools.

California foster children do not perform as well than their counterparts in English, math, and the high school exit exam, often scoring lower than students with disabilities and language barriers, explains a recent report titled The Invisible Achievement Gap: Education Outcomes of Students in Foster Care in California’s Public Schools. Teresa Watanabe’s article in the Los Angeles Times discusses the report’s statewide look at foster children and their academic challenges.

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