A new report reflects how Kansas is falling short of some its commitments to improve the state's foster system.

Kansas kids in foster care still face severe placement instability despite some marginal improvements to the state system.

An audit by the Center for the Study of Social Policy reviewed the state’s performance in helping children in the state’s custody over the last year. Advocates described the annual report from the independent evaluator reviewing the state and its foster care contractors as a “mixed bag.”

The Kansas Department for Children and Families has now met eight of 14 obligations laid out in a 2020 lawsuit settlement. But the state is coming up short or falling behind for the other commitments.

Leecia Welch, Deputy Legal Director for Children’s Rights, says the

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