Graduation Year

2021

Date of Submission

5-2021

Document Type

Campus Only Senior Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts

Department

Economics

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David Bjerk

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Abstract

This paper examines the educational outcomes of non-minor foster youth in California. Foster youth encounter setbacks and trauma during their time in the foster care system that affect their outcomes in life. Using data from the National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect, I regress serval variables such as race, age, and delinquency status on years of education. In my model, I show that there is unequal opportunity to succeed and pursue higher education for non-Hispanic black or African American men and women, as well as those of Hispanic ethnicity. The same results reflect on Non-Hispanic individuals of more than one race and those who have been delinquent. I also consider the impact of a mentoring service in my model, observing that there was no statistical significance in educational attainment for participants and non-participants in this mentoring program.

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