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    FYGHTERS is a group of UCSC students devoted to promoting the full and enhanced implementation of AB 490. Currently in california, less than 44% of Foster Youth will graduate from high school, and only 3% will go on to graduate from college. FYGHTERs expects that within the next two years, we need to see an increase of 20% for High School graduation rates for children in the Foster Care system.

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    FYGHTERS is a group of UCSC students devoted to promoting the full and enhanced implementation of AB 490. Currently in california, less than 44% of Foster Youth will graduate from high school, and only 3% will go on to graduate from college. FYGHTERs expects that within the next two years, we need to see an increase of 20% for High School graduation rates for children in the Foster Care system.

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    FYGHTERS is a group of UCSC students devoted to promoting the full and enhanced implementation of AB 490. Currently in california, less than 44% of Foster Youth will graduate from high school, and only 3% will go on to graduate from college. FYGHTERs expects that within the next two years, we need to see an increase of 20% for High School graduation rates for children in the Foster Care system.

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    DISCLAIMER:Thisisnotalegaldocument.

    ThisistheworkofstudentinPsych118attheUniversityof
    California,SantaCruz.

    May10,2015
    FYGHTERS
    FosterYouthGettingHelpThroughEducationReformSystems
    SantaCruz,CA95064

    TotheAssemblyMembersoftheCaliforniaEducationSystemCommittee
    PatrickODonnell
    RockyJ.Chavez
    YoungKim
    KevinMcCarthy
    MiguelSantiago
    TonyThormond
    ShirleyN.Weber

    ThispetitionconcernsthepoorimplementationofAB490andtheeducationaldifficultiesofCalifornia
    youthinFosterCare.WeareagroupofUCSCstudents(createdthroughapsychologyclass"Childrenin
    ExtremeCircumstancesattheUniversityofCalifornia,SantaCruz)devotedtopromotingthefulland
    enhancedimplementationofAB490.Ourfocusisonthecurrentstateoftreatmentofchildreninthe
    FosterCaresystemintermsoftheireducation.CurrentlyinCalifornia,lessthan44%ofFosterYouthwill
    graduatefromHighSchool,andonly3%willgoontograduatefromcollege.Almost60,000childrenin
    Californiaareinthefostercaresystemthisisbyfarthehighestpopulationofanyotherstate.

    Thesestatisticsareconcerning.In2004,theAssemblypassedAB490,whichwasmeanttoimplementan
    educationliaisoninschoolstohelpchildrenintheFosterCaresystemandimprovetheireducation,
    howeverhereweare10yearslaterandtherehasbeennosignificantchanges.ChildreninFosterCareare
    frequentlychangingschools,sometimesasmanyas9timesbeforetheyturn18,whichisoftenwhatleads
    totheirproblemsintheeducationsystems.Documentsarenottransferredontimeordocumentsarelost
    andchildrenareheldbackandnotreceivingthenecessaryresourcestheydeserve.AB490wascreatedto
    combattheseissues,butthisbillhasnotdoneitsjob.

    ThatiswhythemembersofFYGHTERSalongwiththesupportofresidentsofCaliforniahavecreated
    andsignedapetitiontodemandthattheCaliforniaEducationSystemCommitteetoconducttheirown
    researchonthesituationandworktofixthisproblemthataffectssomanyyouthinCalifornia.

    Ourexpectationsarethatwithinthenexttwoyears,weneedtoseeanincreaseof20%forHighSchool
    graduationratesforchildrenintheFosterCaresystem.Ifschoolsaresuccessful,therewouldbemonetary
    compensationtogotowardsimprovingprogramsfortheschool.Ifschoolsweretofail,therewouldneed
    tobeaninvestigationtodeterminewhattheschoolishavingtroublewiththatispreventingthemfrom

    makingthisnecessaryimprovement.Fromtherewewouldexpectthecommitteetocomeinandhelp
    provideanynecessaryarrangementsfortheschoolsinneed.

    Thedocument,
    ConventionsontheRightsoftheChildren
    statesinArticle28section1:StatesParties
    recognizetherightofthechildtoeducation,andwithaviewtoachievingthisrightprogressivelyandon
    thebasisofequalopportunity,theyshall,inparticular:
    (a)Makeprimaryeducationcompulsoryandavailablefreetoall
    (b)Encouragethedevelopmentofdifferentformsofsecondaryeducation,includinggeneraland
    vocationaleducation,makethemavailableandaccessibletoeverychild,andtakeappropriate
    measuressuchastheintroductionoffreeeducationandofferingfinancialassistanceincaseof
    need
    (c)Makehighereducationaccessibletoallonthebasisofcapacitybyeveryappropriatemeans
    (d)Makeeducationalandvocationalinformationandguidanceavailableandaccessibletoall
    children
    (e)Takemeasurestoencourageregularattendanceatschoolsandthereductionofdropoutrates.

    ItisyourdutynotonlyaspoliticalfiguresofCalifornia,butaspeopletoensurethatthesechildrenare
    beinggivenafairchanceatahealthy,happy,positivelife.Thesechildrenarethefuture.Theydidnotask
    tocomeintothisworld,buttheyarehereandhaverightsandneedsthatmustbeservedjustlikeeveryone
    elsedoes,andwewillseethoseneedsfilledforeverychild.

    ThankYou
    Sincerely,

    TheFYGHTERS

    DISCLAIMER:Thisisnotalegaldocument.ThisistheworkofstudentsinthePsych118classatthe
    UniversityofCalifornia,SantaCruz.

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