Education

As the children in their care enter their senior year of high school, kin/grandfamily caregivers will be thinking about what comes next, including, potentially, higher education and how to pay for it. Here’s what they need to know

The ABA's national technical assistance resource and information clearinghouse on legal and policy matters affecting the education of children in the foster care system

This resource discusses the role of kin caregivers in education including if the child is in child welfare custody or not in custody., 

ChildTrends brief summarizing the main findings of a study based in North Carolina that reinforced that kinship care settings support the academic well-being of children who do not live with at least one birth or adoptive parent.

Grandfamilies & Kinship Support Network 2-pager offering tips for kinship caregivers to support the educational needs of children in their care.