The system's far from perfect, but we do know we're making progress and it's stronger than where it was just one year ago. I think through discipline, leadership, community partnership, and making decisions based on data, We have the ability to continue to reduce removals, to stabilize placements, and to strengthen the fiscal integrity of all of these programs. Now, these aren't quick fixes. They're not cosmetic changes. I said this is not something that's going to occur overnight, but we're making meaningful progress for our kids and we're going to keep going and we'll keep reporting back to you from time to time. (11:08–11:19)
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Asserts the ability to reduce removals, stabilize placements, and strengthen fiscal integrity.
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