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Podcast: Education On Fire - Sharing creative and inspiring learning in our schools
Episode: The Hidden Crisis in Foster Care: Advocating for Educational Equity
Description: Sharon Dunlevy is an educational advocate for children in foster care. It is her mission to bring the educational needs of children in foster care to the attention of those who can change policies and practices that would give more children in foster care the ability to succeed educationally, the foundation for their ability to succeed after leaving care. Her primary work includes training foster parents on the educational laws that affect children in foster care and how to use those laws to ensure these children graduate successfully. But Sharon is not just a trainer, she is...