From a juvenile facility to a college dorm room
Fausto Lopez was arrested at 16 years old and ordered to spend seven years in a juvenile facility. But before he had even finished half of that time, he finished high school, got an associate degree and applied to attend a four-year college. How did t
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Show Notes
Fausto Lopez was arrested at 16 years old and ordered to spend seven years in a juvenile facility. But before he had even finished half of that time, he finished high school, got an associate degree and applied to attend a four-year college.
How did this young man find the drive and support to propel him to such academic success? Do other incarcerated young people have the same opportunities?
Guests:
- Fausto Lopez, Student, Cal State San Bernardino
- Betty Márquez Rosales, Reporter, EdSource
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Education Beat is a weekly podcast hosted by EdSource’s Zaidee Stavely and produced by Coby McDonald.
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