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  • NYC students in foster care need their own education department point person, advocates say

    Jun 25, 2020

    06.24.2020 | Chalkbeat NY | “It would be great if someone within that office was tasked solely with looking at students in care as opposed to it being … a very, very, very tiny part of a few people’s job,” said Erika Palmer, Supervising Attorney for Advocates for Children of New York.

    Palmer said students in foster care often don’t get the support they need, noting: “In general, it is a really small group of students … so their needs do often get overlooked.” Read article

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