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Too Many Schools Moving to different foster homes has disrupted Akeema’s education, but she still manages to graduate. [read more] |
| Getting the Education You Deserve A lawyer explains your educational rights and how to advocate for yourself. [read more] |
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And Still I Rise Luis has overcome the temptations of the streets to apply himself academically. He's close to graduating from high school and is making preparations for college. He looks at why many foster youth lack direction and can't focus on school. [read more] |
| How I Graduated from High School When Angi enters high school, she cuts classes and falls behind in her work. A negative inner voice holds her back and she has trouble concentrating because she lives in foster care. But in the 12th grade Angi breaks the pattern, gets help, and graduates. [read more] |
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Minnesota Merengue When Kizzy, who is of Venezuelan and Trinidadian descent, is accepted to Carleton College in Minnesota, she is nervous about attending an overwhelmingly White school. But once on campus she has friends from all races, as college is a place "to cross, not create, barriers." [read more] |
| In Training Jessica joins JROTC in high school and gains confidence from the discipline, but decides against joining the armed forces after graduation. [read more] |
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The Collegé of My Dreams: |
| From ‘Group Home Child’ to College Success When Tamecka goes away to college, she begins missing classes and failing exams, and her first inclination is to blame her foster care background. But she tires of making excuses, seeks tutoring and counseling, and achieves academic success. [read more] |
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Easy Way Out? |