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ERIC Number: ED629069
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Mar
Pages: 35
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
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Participant Perspectives on Education and Training Vouchers: How Young People with Foster Care History Experience the Education and Training Voucher Program. Research Report
Coffey, Amelia; Hanson, Devlin; Pergamit, Michael; Ali, Zackaria
Urban Institute
Postsecondary education is associated with achieving economic self-sufficiency and other positive outcomes. Young people in foster care face challenges pursuing postsecondary education, which can lead to them being less likely than their peers to enroll in college and less likely to earn a degree when enrolled. One federal initiative meant to address this issue is the Chafee Education and Training Voucher (ETV) program. The ETV program was created through a 2001 Congressional amendment to the 1999 John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Act. This report highlights the experiences of young people who have experienced foster care and received ETVs to help fund their postsecondary education. Eighty-one young people in nine states were interviewed. [This report 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.]
Urban Institute. 2100 M Street NW, Washington, DC 20037. Tel: 202-261-5687; Fax: 202-467-5775; Web site: http://www.urban.org
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Postsecondary Education; Higher Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Conrad N. Hilton Foundation; Stuart Foundation; Walter S. Johnson Foundation (WSJF)
Authoring Institution: Urban Institute
Identifiers - Location: California; Colorado; Florida; Illinois; Missouri; New Jersey; Ohio; Oregon; Pennsylvania
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