The Uninterrupted Scholars Act: Increased Educational Opportunity for Students in Foster Care

With little more than 24 hours left in 2012, both houses of Congress have passed a bill focused on improving the educational outcomes of foster youth.

The Uninterrupted Scholars Act (USA), submitted by the bi-partisan co-chairs of both the Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth and the Senate Foster Youth Caucus, passed in the Senate unanimously on Dec. 17th, and made it through the House with a two-thirds majority on Dec. 30th.

This video tells the story of how the bill came to be. From its first mention in March to its passage in the waning hours of 2012.

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