Posts tagged Special Education
Why Are CASA Kids So Educationally Vulnerable?
Why Are CASA Kids So Educationally Vulnerable?

Our children are educationally fragile, in a myriad of ways, and for our CASA kids, it’s the layering of these issues that stack up against them. Being aware of the vulnerabilities is the first step to being able to advocate and provide support around them. Here are just some of the factors that can make our kids’ success at school a taller mountain to climb.

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Educational Advocacy, In the Trenches, Systemic AdvocacyGuest UserCASA, school to prison pipeline, grade retention, dropout, substance exposure, prenatal experiences, at risk kids, Systemic racism, environmental racism, Special Education, suspended progress, suspension, special education, povertyComment
In Celebration of Black Content Creators
In Celebration of Black Content Creators

We highlight African-American content creators in the space around family, fostering, adoption, & community care, as well as in provision of services our CASA kids often need.

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Systemic AdvocacyGuest User#BlackLove, #BlackFamily, #BlackHistoryMonth, foster care, Adoption, Transracial Adoption, kinship care, Kinship Adoption, Foster Care Prevention, #BlackGirlMagic, #BlackBoyJoy, #ChildWelfare, Special Education, Systemic racism, Black Adoption, Listicle, Disproprotionalty, Inequity, advocacy, Educational advocacy Comments