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Legislation authored by Sen. Roderick D. Wright to boost the academic performance of foster children in California by limiting the number of school transfers they must endure each year, has gone to Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger for his signature.

Senate Bill 1353, sponsored by the Compton Unified School District, won bipartisan support in the Legislature to add academic stability as one of the key elements considered as being in the “best interest” of foster children attending public schools.

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