Foster care families advocate for foster-to-college pipeline in Ohio bill

Foster care families and advocates urged an Ohio Senate committee to support a bill to create a foster-to-college pipeline. The Senate Education Committee held its second hearing on Ohio House Bill 25, a bipartisan bill to bolster education resources for foster care children from public K-12 schools all the way to higher education. Kisha Boone, a [

By: Susan Tebben

Outlets: Ohio Capital Journal

Published: June 4, 2026

Words: 605

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago

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Foster care families and advocates urged an Ohio Senate committee to support a bill to create a foster-to-college pipeline.

The Senate Education Committee held its second hearing on Ohio House Bill 25, a bipartisan bill to bolster education resources for foster care children from public K-12 schools all the way to higher education.

Kisha Boone, a foster parent and advocacy coordinator for the Junior League of Columbus, said that school often …

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