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  Established in 1989, Texas CASA is the membership association for all local Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) programs in the state.
  
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Educational Advocacy Guidebook

Texas CASA’s Educational Advocacy Guidebook is designed to provide CASA volunteers with the knowledge and tools needed to identify education-related challenges experienced by the children they serve and to advocate effectively to overcome them. It examines how the school and child welfare systems intersect and provides you with the information and tools to help you make a difference in your CASA child’s education.

The Second Edition of the Educational Advocacy Guidebook – which was updated in 2018 to reflect legislative and policy changes that have happened since its initial release in 2015 – is available for download below.

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