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    The New York Times‏Verified account @nytimes 24 Mar 2017

    She had 24 hours to get the money for the ACT test. Her paycheck wasn't due for a week and she was about to give up.http://nyti.ms/2mzrq41 

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      1. LEDA‏ @LEDA_Scholars 24 Mar 2017
        Replying to @nytimes

        .@nytimes “You need someone to tell you at the critical moment, ‘You can do this.’” We completely agree with @TheJKCF Exec. Dir. @HOLevy.

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      2. loni‏ @AllondraG 24 Mar 2017
        Replying to @nytimes

        it's sad that ACT/SAT fee waivers aren't discussed if students are unable to afford paying for the test. I was glad someone told me

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      3. Natalie Niemeyer-Lorenz‏ @MsNiemeyerEHS 24 Mar 2017
        Replying to @AllondraG @nytimes

        our district pays for each junior to take the ACT. It's amazing.

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      4. loni‏ @AllondraG 24 Mar 2017
        Replying to @MsNiemeyerEHS @nytimes

        I'm glad this a resource that is available for many 🙂

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. Papa66‏ @Papa6611 24 Mar 2017
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        ACT should be FREE

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      2. Diane  🇺🇸 45 is 5150  🇺🇸‏ @NorisDiDi 24 Mar 2017
        Replying to @nytimes

        this is what pusses me off when people say "just go to college and education". They have no idea how hard it is for some.

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      2. Ed Lover and Dr. GRE‏ @akilbello 24 Mar 2017
        Replying to @nytimes

        .@nytimes @anemonanyc how do we prevent stories like TaTy's from being so common? how do we let counselors know how to get help?

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      3. Ed Lover and Dr. GRE‏ @akilbello 24 Mar 2017
        Replying to @akilbello

        makes me think of a comment i heard about microgrants for test prep and trying to figure out how to make that a thing @deanburdick

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      4. Ed Lover and Dr. GRE‏ @akilbello 24 Mar 2017
        Replying to @akilbello

        "After two weeks of practice, TaTy raised her score to 18, a huge leap, to the 39th percentile from the 26th." @NoodlePros

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      5. Ed Lover and Dr. GRE‏ @akilbello 24 Mar 2017
        Replying to @akilbello

        Ed Lover and Dr. GRE Retweeted Brendan Mernin

        this morning I wanted to #HateRead this post as self-serving but couldn't cause #facts. Taty's story supports ithttps://twitter.com/brendanmernin/status/845285472305905666 …

        Ed Lover and Dr. GRE added,

        Brendan Mernin @brendanmernin
        Good input on the value proposition of test prep for some families of prospective college students. https://twitter.com/CollegeAdvisory/status/844490094614642688 …
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      6. Ed Lover and Dr. GRE‏ @akilbello 24 Mar 2017
        Replying to @akilbello

        This article also reads very much like P. Sacks Tearing Down the Gates in which I learned the term "social capital"https://www.amazon.com/Tearing-Down-Gates-Confronting-Education-ebook/dp/B007I1VS78/ref=dp_kinw_strp_1 …

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      7. Ed Lover and Dr. GRE‏ @akilbello 24 Mar 2017
        Replying to @akilbello

        The kicker is that the 2 point #ACT increase not only enabled her TaTy to enroll in college but also got her $24k. Thats w/ 2 weeks of prep!pic.twitter.com/tSyRmrMZog

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      8. Ed Lover and Dr. GRE‏ @akilbello 24 Mar 2017
        Replying to @akilbello

        What's sad is that with better advising she could have achieved more. @ACT's online prep is free if you use fee waivers.

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      9. Ed Lover and Dr. GRE‏ @akilbello 24 Mar 2017
        Replying to @akilbello

        Topeka High has an @AVID4College program. They have ACT dates on their calendar. So why was she not informed? http://thsweb.org/pages/school_info/programs.html …

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      1. Denver Scholarship‏ @DenvScholarFdtn 25 Mar 2017
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        @anemonanyc Taty's story is told too much. Will u be our partner in making college possible for Denvers students? #Access #Success

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      1.  ❌Jeffrey ball ❌‏ @jaball 24 Mar 2017
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        part of learning how to fight to get what you want in life. It'll make her a much stronger leader in her own life. Nothing owed

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      1.  ❄️ M-‏ @MajBinDE 24 Mar 2017
        Replying to @nytimes

        as someone who was a late-bloomer & utilized federal WIA funding I can empathize with the education plight

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      2. bill ahearn‏ @billahearn3 24 Mar 2017
        Replying to @nytimes

        And, she never heard of saving for something? Budgeting?

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. loni‏ @AllondraG 24 Mar 2017
        Replying to @billahearn3 @nytimes

        you ever heard of being poor&unable to afford expenses outside of necessity? What she's never heard of is ACT waivers

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      4. bill ahearn‏ @billahearn3 24 Mar 2017
        Replying to @AllondraG @nytimes

        Fail. I put myself through college by working and scholarships. NO money from my parents. I was one of 11 kids. #BUDGET

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      5. loni‏ @AllondraG 24 Mar 2017
        Replying to @billahearn3 @nytimes

        I go to college now (not 30 years ago when it was cheap for you) without my parents help, it's way more costly

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      6. bill ahearn‏ @billahearn3 24 Mar 2017
        Replying to @AllondraG @nytimes

        Everything is relative. It wasn't cheap then either. I worked FT and did it without whining. You can too.

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      7. loni‏ @AllondraG 24 Mar 2017
        Replying to @billahearn3 @nytimes

        lol everything isn't relative because college prices rise faster than inflation. It's not whining if it's an issue.

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