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New Tutoring Program Aims to Help Students in Foster Care Stay in School [ny1.com]

Alissa Copeland 7/11/179:45 AM

Rajiv Goswami invited two people to his high school graduation: his tutor, Dylan, and his mother, who needed permission from a judge to attend.

"This was the milestone I had to pass," Goswami said.

Rajiv spent the past four years in the foster care system and by donning a cap and gown, he was beating the odds. Just a third of city kids in foster care get their high school diploma.

Follow here to watch the New York 1 news report by education reporter Linsey Christ.

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