Education Well‐being: Court Outcome Measures for Children in Foster Care

Courts, child welfare agencies, and schools are all important to the achievement of safety, permanency, and well‐being for children in foster care. Although safety and permanency performance measures have been established, tested, and implemented, the development of court‐related well‐being measures have not. This article describes the initial effort to establish a set of educational well‐being measures to track success in improving educational outcomes for children in foster care. Key Points for the Family Court Community: This article provides insights to assist children in care achieve successful educational outcomes—a key to becoming self‐sufficient, productive adults. These newly developed education performance measures provide courts with a tool to measure the educational outcomes for children and youth under its jurisdiction.