All Articles tagged foster care

• General
  March 03, 2009 EDT
  THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE FUTURE OF NICHOLSON V. SCOPPETTA: AN ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTS AND SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS
  Kathleen A. Copps

  This article will discuss the case Nicholson v. Scoppetta from the perspective that it is almost always better to keep the mother and her children together and remove the batterer...

• General
  January 01, 2006 EDT
  CHILDREN ADRIFT: ADDRESSING THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF NEW YORK’S FOSTER CHILDREN
  Judith M. GerberSheryl Dicker

  This article argues that child welfare policies and practices should ensure that a child’s education is a critical element in placement decisions and permanency planning.