Insufficient data systems, LCFF funding limits, transportation barriers, and child welfare capacity constraints impede coordinated support for students in foster care¶

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Evidence · 1 study · qualitative r1 · q1
Currency · newest study 2022 · checked against its sources 2026-10-18 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q1 i? County coordinators identified organizational, logistical, and data challenges, including fragmented data systems (CWS/CMS, CALPADS, and district SIS not readily integrated), LCFF visibility without additional resources, transportation barriers to school stability, and child welfare capacity constraints. → Burns 2022

Evidence¶

Burns 2022¶

Burns, D., Espinoza, D., Adams, J., & Ondrasek, N. (2022). California students in foster care: Challenges and promising practices. Learning Policy Institute. https://doi.org/10.54300/118.471

q1 · i? · qualitative · r1

Qualitative analysis of interviews and focus groups with 11 FYSCP county coordinators (three focus groups and two individual interviews, December 2020–January 2021). Coordinators reported that "Data systems are often insufficient to support individual student case management and collaboration between schools and districts and child welfare agencies."

"Data systems are often insufficient to support individual student case management and collaboration between schools and districts and child welfare agencies."

Discussion¶

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