Gov. Hobbs expected to sign foster graduation assistance bill [Video]

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A recent report shows children in the foster care system are dropping out of school at an alarming rate, with less than half of them graduating in four years.

A bill Gov. Hobbs is expected to sign into law aims to improve those graduation rates for kids in foster care. It passed unanimously through the state legislature.

The legislation will build on prior reforms spearheaded by the Center for the Rights of Abused Children, aimed at improving how high school students receive credits they earn.

Miesha House has struggled to find her place in the world. She moved away from her family at 14 years old, and she was placed in a group home. Her education has always kept her going.

“I was in a group home, so it was a really depressing time, but all I could think about was school at the time,” she said. “That was my only motivation to get through …