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Here's how we can make going to college smoother for students who've been in foster care

  • Written by John R. Seita, Associate Professor of Social Work, Michigan State University
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Young people who’ve been in foster care face some challenging circumstances, but they still hope to go to college just like their peers.

For example, 84 percent of the 17- and 18-year-olds in foster care in one survey indicated that they wanted...

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