Improving the postsecondary educational attainment of youth in foster care.

Authors

Dworsky, A.

Year published
2018
Journal
New Directions for Community Colleges
Attachments
Document
Title

Improving the postsecondary educational attainment of youth in foster care.

Volume and issue

181,

Source

35_Dworsky_2018

Abstract

This chapter examines what we know about the disparity in postsecondary educational attainment between youth in foster care and their non-foster care peers, the reasons for it, and the policies and programs that have been developed to address that disparity. It also discusses the unique role that community colleges can play in reducing this disparity.