Foster Care, Postsecondary Education, and Financial Aid in California: How Affordable Is Postsecondary Education for Young People with a Foster Care History in California?

Autor/inn/en	Tucker, Laura Packard; Hanson, Devlin; Pergamit, Michael; Norwitt, Jonah; Gedo, Shannon
Institution	Urban Institute
Titel	Foster Care, Postsecondary Education, and Financial Aid in California: How Affordable Is Postsecondary Education for Young People with a Foster Care History in California?
Quelle	(2023), (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Foster Care; Student Financial Aid; Paying for College; Costs; Postsecondary Education; Educational Equity (Finance); Student Needs; College Choice; Educational Vouchers; Access to Education; Federal Aid; Grants; State Aid; Student Employment; Institutional Characteristics; Enrollment; Low Income Students; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Pflegehilfe; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Studienfinanzierung; Studienförderung; Cost; Kosten; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Studienortwahl; Educational voucher; Bildungsgutschein; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Grant; Studentenarbeit; Einschulung; Kalifornien
Abstract	Young people with foster care history need financial support to attain their educational goals. Are these young people getting the financial support they need for college? How do their financial aid packages compare with those of their peers? Does the Education and Training Voucher program meet their needs? If not, how can it be improved? To answer these questions, the authors used data on California students from the National Center for Education Statistics, "National Postsecondary Student Aid Study-Administrative Collection: 2018, Undergraduates (NPSAS:18-AC)" (Siegel, Ramirez, and Johnson 2021) (ED629113). The authors compared postsecondary costs and financial aid for students with foster care history versus those of students without foster care history. They found that students with foster care history do not receive the level of support needed to cover their postsecondary education costs, despite choosing lower-cost institutions. Further, while Education and Training Vouchers are meant to fill this need, the program is underfunded to serve all young people, and the funding cap leaves a lot of unmet need. [This report was funded by John Burton Advocates for Youth and builds on work originally funded by the US Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.] (ERIC).
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Update	2024/1/01