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A D.C. councilman proposed a bill that would require all city high school students to apply to at least one college before graduating. What's up with that?

"I think the process of getting kids where they need to be to apply to college is great, but one application isn't enough. It's just checking one box. Some families haven't gone through the process and some kids don't want to go to college."
Teresa Crawford, 36, director of non-profit, Columbia Heights

A D.C. councilman proposed a bill that would require all city high school students to apply to at least one college before graduating. What's up with that? "I think the process of getting kids where they need to be to apply to college is great, but one application isn't enough. It's just checking one box. Some families haven't gone through the process and some kids don't want to go to college." Teresa Crawford, 36, director of non-profit, Columbia Heights

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