ERIC Number: ED661096
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 9
Abstractor: ERIC
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Foster Care and Higher Education Participation, 2023
Ann T. Kellogg
Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center
This report is submitted pursuant to Education Article § 24-703.1, Annotated Code of Maryland, which requires the Maryland Longitudinal Data System (MLDS) Center to annually produce, on or before December 15th of each year, a dashboard on foster care youth and their participation in higher education in Maryland. Specifically, the requirement directs the MLDS Center to report, disaggregated by county, age, race, and ethnicity: (1) the rate of enrollment in institutions of higher education by placement type; (2) the type of institution of higher education in which children in foster care are enrolled; (3) the type of financial support provided to children in foster care enrolled in an institution of higher education; and (4) the graduation rate for children in foster care placements from institutions of higher education.
Descriptors: Foster Care, Homeless People, Educational Attainment, Higher Education, Enrollment Rate, Student Placement, Financial Aid Applicants, Time to Degree, Tuition, Individual Characteristics
Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center. 550 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21201. Tel: 410-706-2085. e-mail: mlds.center@maryland.gov; Web site: https://mldscenter.maryland.gov/
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Maryland Longitudinal Data System Center (MLDSC)
Identifiers - Location: Maryland
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