Susanna Ray

Each time a foster child change schools, he loses four to six months of academic progress. Many in Washington, shuffled

Foster system sets up kids for academic failure

Washington's shortage of foster parents to care for abused and neglected kids is so overburdened that kids who are shuffled among hotels and emergency placements often miss school, further compromising their chances to become successful adults.

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