Minn-LInK Report Brief—Special Topic No. 62, Summer 2023
Authors: Edmonds, L., Ombisa Skallet, H., Pedersen, J., Simon, D., & Sojourner, A.
In 2015, Minnesota equalized post-exit payment levels in adoption or kin guardianship up to the same level as payments in foster care for those aged 6 years and above. This study illuminates how the policy affected the length of the foster care episode, type of exit, foster re-entry probability, and children’s later academic success.
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