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ERIC Number: ED629114
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Mar
Pages: 21
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Foster Care, Postsecondary Education, and the Need for Financial Aid: How Affordable Is Postsecondary Education for Young People with a Foster Care History?
Tucker, Laura Packard; Hanson, Devlin; Pergamit, Michael; Norwitt, Jonah; Gedo, Shannon
Urban Institute
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? To answer these questions, the authors used data 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 for students with foster care history with 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 attending lower-cost institutions. [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.]
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Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
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 - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Pell Grant Program
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A