What does it really take to transform the educational outcomes of children in foster care?
In this unapologetically honest episode of Interview With A Foster Kid, I sit down with Sharon Dunlevy - a seasoned educational advocate, training consultant, and relentless disruptor of broken systems. Sharon has trained over 540 foster parents and impacted the lives of more than 1,620 children across the nation. Her work centers on empowering foster parents to become powerful educational advocates because every foster child deserves a real shot at success.
With trauma-informed principles and legal strategy in her toolkit, Sharon brings the kind of clarity and leadership our system desperately needs.
But we don’t stop there. We call out the failures. We talk about generational responsibility - the silence, the complicity, and the need for true societal accountability.
This episode pulls no punches. It challenges listeners to examine the role we all play in the outcomes of children raised in systems built to fail them.
Here’s what you’ll take away: Why our current education model doesn't work for foster kids - and what needs to change. The stark difference between discipline and punishment. Sharon’s roadmap for turning foster parents into legal and educational advocates. A raw conversation about collective responsibility and ethical failure.
More about Sharon & her work: Visit: www.sharondunlevy.com
Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharondunlevy/
Sharon Dunlevy Access training and resources: sharondunlevy.com/resources
Resource Spotlight: Foster Greatness: https://www.fostergreatness.co/
Foster Greatness is a platform created by and for foster care alumni. This isn’t charity - it’s infrastructure for transformation.
It offers: A Resource Finder for essentials like housing, education, and job training Peer Coaching by people who’ve lived the experience Workshops, Panels, and Community App for connection, growth, and healing Whether you’re a foster youth, alumni, advocate, or policymaker - this episode is for you. It’s a call to dismantle the old systems and build ones worthy of our children.
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