Samantha "Sam" Bridgeforth could be the poster child for Sunnyside High School's restorative practices program. As a sophomore, her grade-point average was 1.0 — a D. She was often angry, rude to school staffers, quick to start swinging her fists in fights. After numerous suspensions, she was inches away from...
Foster Youth Need More Than Education to Build a Stable Life
For the last three years, I have been working on public policy related to foster youth. But at a recent monthly foster care policy meeting in Sacramento, where experts were discussing the needs of foster youth fortunate enough to go to college, I found myself thinking, “They’re missing the point.”...