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X-WR-CALDESC:Location: Webinar\nPresented by John Burton Advocates for Yout
 h\nFoster youth continue to lag far behind their peers when it comes to co
 llege completion\, and college affordability has long been cited as the mo
 st common barrier that foster youth face. In recognition of the multitude 
 of disadvantages that these students often confront\, Senator Angelique As
 hby championed legislation in 2023 that successfully expanded the Middle C
 lass Scholarship (MCS) for current and former foster youth pursuing a bach
 elor’s degree at a CSU\, UC or California community college. This webinar 
 will highlight exciting new findings from a soon to be released report fro
 m the Urban Institute\, Paying for College as a Student with Foster Care H
 istory\, which analyzed the usage of this expanded aid across the 2023-24 
 academic year and shed light on the impact that has been realized as a res
 ult of this expansion. In addition\, this webinar will reveal new insights
  from thirteen focus groups with students who were eligible to receive MCS
  funding to better understand the impact of financial aid in their postsec
 ondary educational journey\, from their decision to enroll and their perce
 ptions of affordability to the impact it makes on their current college ex
 perience. Attendees will hear from JBAY\, Senator Ashby\, the Urban Instit
 ute and a student with lived experience about the realities students with 
 foster care experience face paying for college and recommendations to ensu
 re that all foster youth have a fair shot at pursuing their educational go
 als.\n\nCE Hours: 1.5
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DESCRIPTION:Location: Webinar\nPresented by John Burton Advocates for Youth
 \nFoster youth continue to lag far behind their peers when it comes to col
 lege completion\, and college affordability has long been cited as the mos
 t common barrier that foster youth face. In recognition of the multitude o
 f disadvantages that these students often confront\, Senator Angelique Ash
 by championed legislation in 2023 that successfully expanded the Middle Cl
 ass Scholarship (MCS) for current and former foster youth pursuing a bache
 lor’s degree at a CSU\, UC or California community college. This webinar w
 ill highlight exciting new findings from a soon to be released report from
  the Urban Institute\, Paying for College as a Student with Foster Care Hi
 story\, which analyzed the usage of this expanded aid across the 2023-24 a
 cademic year and shed light on the impact that has been realized as a resu
 lt of this expansion. In addition\, this webinar will reveal new insights 
 from thirteen focus groups with students who were eligible to receive MCS 
 funding to better understand the impact of financial aid in their postseco
 ndary educational journey\, from their decision to enroll and their percep
 tions of affordability to the impact it makes on their current college exp
 erience. Attendees will hear from JBAY\, Senator Ashby\, the Urban Institu
 te and a student with lived experience about the realities students with f
 oster care experience face paying for college and recommendations to ensur
 e that all foster youth have a fair shot at pursuing their educational goa
 ls.\n\nCE Hours: 1.5
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241015T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241015T113000
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SUMMARY:Closing the Gap: Understanding the Impact of the Expanded Middle Cl
 ass Scholarship for Students with Foster Care History
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