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California foster youth can now attend college for free (ktla.com)
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Foster youth across California will now be able to attend college, free of charge, after new legislation, SB 307, was signed into the state budget Monday.

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[–] atlhart@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

This just makes sense. Probably a lot of history to show that foster kids go downhill once they age out. Giving them a path, via paid for college, to transition into stable adulthood should help a lot.

I support access to free college for everyone. Until we can get there, this is a good step.