Minnesota lawmakers say they've struck a deal to help former foster kids pay for college next year

Minnesota lawmakers say they've found $5 million to plug a funding gap that threatened to upend the college careers of former foster children who use state grants to pay for tuition and living expenses. "This is an extremely important issue for us," said Sen. Omar Fateh, DFL-Minneapolis, who chairs the Senate Higher Education Committee. "What we know is that these grants help a population that ...

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