Check out this Star-Tribune article reporting on a legislative proposal by Minnesota Senator Al Franken.
An Eagan student told of being homeless and living in a shelter, and urged senators to help foster children avoid having to move from school to school. [In response] Franken introduced a bill last November addressing some [local homeless youth's] concerns, hoping it can be meshed with the new education bill. His proposal would encourage state education agencies to work closely with child welfare services to keep foster children in their current schools where possible. It would allocate money for transportation or other means for keeping students in their school.
Thanks to one of this blog’s readers for tipping me off to the story.
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As the homeless liaison in Saint Paul Public Schools I think this is a very important bill. I hope that the child welfare system and educational systems can work together to stabilize housing, arrange transportation and stabilize school for children and youth in foster care. It is important that the bill requires child welfare to pay for the cost of transportation to the school of origin as educational systems are required to do this for homeless kids. We must also ensure a dedicated funding stream is provided and not just have another unfunded mandated.