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Eric Adams: “22% graduate from high school, 5% from college.”

Featuring: Eric Adams, Democratic | Mayor of New York

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In-Depth Interview with Mayor Eric Adams on New York City's Challenges and Initiatives

Published | Video Starts at 18:04

When you have foster care children at age, out of 21 and, you know, every year, 6 to 700 of them are. Only 5% graduate from high school. Only 22% graduate. I mean, 22% graduate from high school, 5% from college. College. They're more likely to be homeless, mental Health, Unemployed, victims of crime, Participate in crime. So what I'm saying, no, let's let them get Support until they're 26, 90% graduate from high school. (18:04–18:07)

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