“When you get out of high school, some people don’t have people to help them get into a college or apply for this financial aid. That’s one reason why they just work. I always felt like if … a lot of these kids had those opportunities to know how to do these things, their lives would be easier. I always thought those should be classes that should be the first thing because by 16 everybody here should have a permit because that’s the age you’re supposed to get it.”
— Focus Group Report
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