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DCF: Graduation, promotion and enrollment measures improved for Kansas students in foster care, but gaps remain
Summary
Department for Children and Families presented the 2024–25 foster care report card showing a rise in graduation to 72% (from 64.6% in 2022–23), narrowing gaps with all students and increased access to preschool and mental-health supports, while discipline disparities persist.
Rebecca Gerhardt, director of permanency and licensing at the Department for Children and Families, told the Committee on K-12 Education Budget that Kansas students in foster care showed improved outcomes in 2024–25, including a graduation rate of 72 percent compared with 64.6 percent in 2022–23.
Gerhardt said the gap between students experiencing foster care and the all-student population narrowed from about 23.6 percentage points in 2022–23 to about 19 percentage points in 2024–25. Attendance for foster care students held near 89 percent over three years, and the reported dropout rate for students in foster care fell…
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