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Foster youth and alumni
Start with plain-language orientation, trusted adults, youth/family rights resources, and postsecondary pathways.
Caregivers
Find official sources and practical starting points for school changes, enrollment, records, transportation, credits, and communication.
School staff
Find sources on school stability, liaison roles, enrollment, records, and implementation.
District leaders
Find official guidance, implementation resources, and current legislation-tracking tools.
Child welfare professionals
Find official state and education resources for cross-system coordination.
Advocates and court-connected helpers
Review primary legal sources and vetted referral pathways without treating the hub as legal advice.
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School stability basics
School-of-origin continuity, relationships, and practical starting questions.
Enrollment and records
Prompt enrollment, records transfer, schedule placement, and source-controlled questions.
Best-interest decisions
Who participates, what questions matter, and how current sources should be used.
Transportation
Coordination questions, attendance effects, and official-source starting points.
Graduation and credits
Placeholder-only until a current Ohio source set and legal review are complete.
Postsecondary pathways
Ohio Reach and other current official postsecondary resources.
Disability and special education
Placeholder-only until official source refresh and legal/accessibility review.
Legal and referral help
Primary legal sources, general legal information, and reviewed referral routes.
Implementation examples
Official guidance and review-gated local examples; named organizations require review.
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Official and reviewed sample resources
Every populated card below has an identifiable source and a June 18, 2026 source-control status.
RH-001
Ohio Foster Care Education Resources
Official Ohio education resources for foster-care education, including liaison information, school-stability guidance, transportation and funding information, and related tools.
RH-002
Ensuring Educational Stability and Success for Students in Foster Care
The November 15, 2024 joint non-regulatory guidance explains federal foster-care educational-stability provisions and implementation considerations. It supersedes the 2016 guidance.
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Ohio Joint Guidance for Foster Care Education
Current joint Ohio guidance supporting cross-system implementation for students in foster care.
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Youth and Family Rights and Complaint Resources
Official resources for youth and families involved with children services, including rights, complaint pathways, and educational materials.
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Federal Title I Foster Care Provisions
Primary federal statutory text containing foster-care educational-stability provisions under Title I.
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Ohio Revised Code § 3301.95 — Educational-Stability Best Practices
Current Ohio statutory text directing ODEW to provide school districts with educational-stability best practices at least annually.
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Foster, Kinship, and Adoption Resources
Official Ohio resources for foster, kinship, adoption, family, and provider questions.
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Ohio Local Agencies Directory
Official directory for county and local agency information.
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Ohio Postsecondary Resources for Students with Foster Care Experience
Official Ohio postsecondary resources for students with foster-care experience.
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Ohio Reach
Official Ohio Reach information concerning institutional supports for students with foster-care experience.
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Ohio Legal Help
Plain-language legal information, self-help tools, forms, and connections to legal and community resources.
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Access to Justice and Legal-Aid Resources
Official access-to-justice and legal-aid resource information, including a statewide legal-aid contact pathway.
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House Bill 25 — Official Bill Page
As of June 18, 2026, HB25 is pending legislation. It has passed the House and is in the Senate Education Committee. It is not enacted law.
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Senate Bill 13 — Official Bill Page
As of June 18, 2026, SB13 is pending legislation at the “As Introduced” stage in the Senate Finance Committee. It is not enacted law.
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My Ohio Legislature — Bill Tracking
My Ohio Legislature lets users track bills by number or subject and receive official updates.
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Ohio Legislative Status Reports
Official status-report tools provide another way to verify current legislative activity and should be used alongside bill-specific pages.
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