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With college application season upon us, the Education Commission of the States has released a 50 state review of tuition assistance programs for youth pursuing postsecondary education. To date, only 28 states have some sort of financial aid programs specifically targeted for foster youth - 20 states with a tuition waiver program and eight states with a scholarship or grant program. See below for the policy brief and an interactive data visualization which breaks this information down by state. http://www.ecs.org/ec-content/uploads/Tuition-Assistance-Programs-for-Foster-Youth-in-Postsecondary-Education.pdf http://www.ecs.org/state-level-tuition-assistance-programs-for-foster-youth-in-postsecondary-education/ Zoe Stout, Esq. Senior Staff Attorney, Child Abuse Project Phone: 860-570-5327 Fax: 860-570-5256 [cid:[log in to unmask]]<http://www.kidscounsel.org/> Hartford - Bridgeport - New Haven centerforchildrensadvocacy.org<http://www.kidscounsel.org/>