Students in foster care graduate from high school and enroll in college at substantially lower rates than their peers¶
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q2 i? Students in foster care graduated at a rate of 56% versus 85% for youth not in foster care, and among completers, 48% versus 64% attended college. → Burns 2022
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Burns 2022¶
Burns, D., Espinoza, D., Adams, J., & Ondrasek, N. (2022). California students in foster care: Challenges and promising practices. Learning Policy Institute. https://doi.org/10.54300/118.471
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Descriptive analysis of 2018–19 California education data reported in the Executive Summary. The report states "Students in foster care graduated at lower rates (56%) than youth not in foster care (85%)" and reports college attendance of 48% versus 64% among completers.
"Students in foster care graduated at lower rates (56%) than youth not in foster care (85%). Among graduates and other high school completers, students in foster care were less likely than their peers to attend college (48% vs. 64%)."
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Related Claims¶
- CPS alumni college completion (48%) remains below the national average (64%), with 56% of immediate four-year and 32% of immediate two-year enrollees completing within six years — related
- Homelessness is associated with substantially lower 4-year graduation rates (68% vs. 86% for all students) — related
- California students experiencing homelessness graduate at lower rates (69% vs. 83%) and enroll in college at lower rates (50% vs. 64%) than peers statewide — related
- In both Colorado and Washington, youth in foster care and youth experiencing homelessness are consistently prioritized in policy and practice, while migrant and justice-involved youth remain less reliably supported — related
- Students experiencing homelessness show substantially lower achievement and graduation than housed peers (reported from a New York City study) — related
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Students in foster care graduate from high school and enroll in college at substantially lower rates than their peers |
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Students in foster care graduate from high school and enroll in college at substantially lower rates than their peers |
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