From Foster Care to College: Part Two

| June 19, 2013 

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Many high school graduates are enjoying their last summer before college. But new research shows most kids who grow up in foster care don’t attend college and those who do are less likely to graduate. Yesterday, we met Briyana Dunn, who was attending college through a state program in Tennessee. Today, reporter Christine Jessel continues our Southern Education Desk series by catching up with Dunn to see how she’s doing nearly a year after starting college.

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~June 19, 2013

 

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