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When financial constraints force parents to crush their children's educational dreams

My daughter got into the same college I did but I cannot afford to send her there anymore and I do not know how to tell her that my dreams for her have to change because of money.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The gap between aspiration and economic reality creates a profound moral crisis about what we owe our children.

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