Families across the country have faced barriers to education that delayed or denied learning opportunities for years, with some individuals excluded from formal schooling until high school or even into adulthood. New accounts highlight systemic challenges—including bureaucratic hurdles and lack of access—that have left some adults without basic educational foundations. Experts and advocates are calling for greater awareness of these overlooked obstacles in public education systems. The stories underscore how late or incomplete schooling can shape life chances long after the typical school years.
Susan Popkin has a brother-in-law who was kept out of traditional education until high school. David Bateman has a brother-in-law who couldn’t enroll for the first 17 years of his life. These stories ...
