Child Protective Services and the Achievement Gap

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 47, Issue P3, 2014, Pages 408-415

  Piescher, Kristine ^a   Colburn, Gregg ^a   LaLiberte, Traci ^a   Hong, Saahoon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement gap; Child protection; Child welfare; Education; Foster care; Out of home placement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84912526686     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2014.11.004     Document Type: Article

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