>After graduation, Makena planned to enroll in a vocational program in Washington state, which helps transition special needs students into independent life and would have been free of charge. Because she received a diploma, however, Makena was ineligible. Instead, she had to enroll in a similar program at a local college at a cost of more than $40,000 a year.
Bureaucracy at work. One program wants to make sure she gets a diploma and then another program wants to make sure people who don’t have diplomas are fully equipped for life.
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>After graduation, Makena planned to enroll in a vocational program in Washington state, which helps transition special needs students into independent life and would have been free of charge. Because she received a diploma, however, Makena was ineligible. Instead, she had to enroll in a similar program at a local college at a cost of more than $40,000 a year.
Bureaucracy at work. One program wants to make sure she gets a diploma and then another program wants to make sure people who don’t have diplomas are fully equipped for life.