To the Editor:

Recently friends Naomi and her grandson, Winston, stopped by to see my wife and me. Winston graduated with honors this spring from his Brooklyn public high school. He has been accepted to a good state school but he doesn’t have the money to go. He told us he intends to take a year off from school and work to put some tuition money in the bank. He wants to avoid student debt but understands that he can’t avoid it altogether.

Winston said jobs are hard to find in his Brooklyn neighborhood. He found a job stocking shelves in a retail store.

November 8, 2023