The state will now contract with a neutral monitor to oversee Oregon’s efforts to improve foster care. Getty Images
In a deal intended to improve the lives of Oregon foster children, the state and advocates for vulnerable children settled a long-running federal class action lawsuit on Thursday over failures in the state foster care system.
Lawyers for the child plaintiffs argued state practices caused further trauma to many children the state was supposed to help.
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