Executive Summary
Youth in foster care face an uphill battle in educational attainment. Abuse, ongoing trauma, and unstable living arrangements contribute to poor outcomes for foster youth. Foster children move from one home to another an average of two to three times while in care, and one-third of older youth experience five or more school transfers. In Arizona, 40 percent of students in foster care change schools at least once during the school year. The high mobility experienced by foster students can prevent them from receiving credit for time spent in class, completed work, skills acquired, and subjects mastered.