Educational Attainment of Foster Youth: Achievement and Graduation Outcomes for Children in State Care

Author: Mason Burley, Mina Halpern Publisher: Washington State Institute for Public Policy Publication: Document Date:                  November 2001 Category: Children > Institutional Care Related Categories: Children > Foster Home Care Education > Academic Performance/Achievement Education > Drop-Out Education > Educational Attainment   This paper presents data on the educational attainment of Washington's foster care children, and finds that these children perform at lower levels academically than non-foster children, with less than 60% graduating from high school. Click to read this article... (PDF) Send us feedback on this article Bookmark this link