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Direct linkOkpych, Nathanael J.; Courtney, Mark E.; Dennis, Kristin – Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, 2017
Finishing high school and attaining a college degree have become increasingly important to finding stable employment and earning a living wage. By age 19, most youth in the US have earned a high school credential and many have entered college. However, the educational attainment of young people who were in foster care as adolescents lags behind…
Descriptors: High School Students, High School Graduates, Graduation, Influences
Courtney, Mark E.; Okpych, Nathanael J.; Park, Sunggeun – Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, 2018
Support for the extended care provisions of the federal Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 was, to a large extent, based on the belief that allowing youth in foster care to remain in care past their 18th birthday would improve their outcomes as adults. In a previous memo (see ED597309), the authors reported early…
Descriptors: Foster Care, Postsecondary Education, Enrollment, Academic Persistence
Courtney, Mark E.; Okpych, Nathanael J.; Park, Keunhye; Harty, Justin; Feng, Huiling; Torres-García, Adrianna; Sayed, Samiya – Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, 2018
This report presents findings from the "CalYOUTH Wave 3 Youth Survey." CalYOUTH (the California Youth Transitions to Adulthood Study) is an evaluation of the impact of the California Fostering Connections Act on outcomes during foster youth's transition to adulthood. CalYOUTH includes collection and analysis of information from three…
Descriptors: Foster Care, Late Adolescents, Young Adults, Child Welfare
