In both Colorado and Washington, youth in foster care and youth experiencing homelessness are consistently prioritized in policy and practice, while migrant and justice-involved youth remain less reliably supported¶
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q2 i? Across both state cases, foster care and homelessness populations are prioritized while migrant and justice-involved youth are less reliably supported. → Harrington 2026
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Harrington 2026¶
Harrington, H., Willis, J., Bishop, J. P., & Cazares-Minero, M. (2026). Highly mobile youth: How state policy and local implementation can work together to support youth. WestEd; Center for the Transformation of Schools, UCLA. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED681372
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Cross-state synthesis of 22 semistructured interviews and a policy scan in Colorado and Washington. The report states that "Youth in foster care and those experiencing homelessness are consistently prioritized" while migrant and justice-involved youth are less reliably supported.
"Youth in foster care and those experiencing homelessness are consistently prioritized, while youth classified as migrant and those involved with the justice system remain less reliably supported."
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Related Claims¶
- Direct service providers and statewide nonprofits play indispensable connector roles between youth needs and policy in both states — related
- Inconsistent terminology across agencies and restrictive data-sharing rules are central barriers to identifying and serving highly mobile youth in both states — related
- Students in foster care graduate from high school and enroll in college at substantially lower rates than their peers — related
- Students experiencing homelessness meet or exceed state achievement standards at far lower rates (29% ELA, 19% mathematics) than students statewide (48%, 37%) — related
- Colorado uses a local-first, state-supported model in which districts and local providers initiate cross-sector work and state policy scales successful innovations — related
- Homelessness is associated with substantially lower 4-year graduation rates (68% vs. 86% for all students) — related
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In both Colorado and Washington, youth in foster care and youth experiencing homelessness are consistently prioritized in policy and practice, while migrant and justice-involved youth remain less reliably supported |
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In both Colorado and Washington, youth in foster care and youth experiencing homelessness are consistently prioritized in policy and practice, while migrant and justice-involved youth remain less reliably supported |
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