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Foster Children

Catalyst Chicago issue cover, published Nov 2002

Many children who have been in the child welfare system, who are more likely to have difficulty in school, are concentrated in schools in the poorest neighborhoods on the South and West sides, a joint analysis by Catalyst and The Chicago Reporter shows. These children are likely to attend the system’s worst high schools, and few graduate. Schools get few, if any, extra resources to address the academic and emotional needs of these children.

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Catalyst Chicago

Near South Side: In but not of the Gap

By Dan Weissmann | May 23, 2006
Catalyst Chicago

Near South Side: Recruiting to stay alive

By Dan Weissmann | May 23, 2006
Catalyst Chicago

Near South Side: New gem of a ‘projects’ school

By Dan Weissmann | May 23, 2006
Catalyst Chicago

Near South Side: New Williams starts out from behind

By Dan Weissmann | May 23, 2006
Catalyst Chicago

Near South Side: High-income housing, low-income schools

By Dan Weissmann | May 23, 2006
Catalyst Chicago

Child welfare RX has side effects for schools

By Sarah Karp | August 23, 2005
Catalyst Chicago

Foster children deserve more school support

By Veronica Anderson | August 4, 2005
Catalyst Chicago

South suburban districts grapple with influx of foster children

By Sarah Karp | August 4, 2005
Catalyst Chicago

State program strives to engage wards in school

By Maureen Kelleher | August 4, 2005
Catalyst Chicago

Grandparent guardians on the rise

By Maureen Kelleher | August 4, 2005
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