January 6, 2006

College Often Beyond a Foster Child's Reach

By ANNE K. WALTERS

Foster children face significant disadvantages in getting a higher education, and removing the obstacles that stand in their way should be the focus of more attention, according to a report released last month by the Institute for Higher Education Policy.

The report states that the traumatic experience of being neglected or abused and then being removed from one's family can often keep foster children from attaining the life skills needed to succeed as adults, can lead to mental-health

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