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Shanté Elliott

Shanté Elliott is the founder of TasselTurn Education, and creator of the Homeplace College Network, the first digital platform connecting foster-involved youth with guaranteed college admissions pathways. She is also a learning sciences doctoral candidate at Northwestern University, where her research explores designing learning environments that foster motivation and well-being for marginalized youth.

It’s Time to Recruit Foster Youth to College Like We Do Division I Athletes

8/4/2025

It’s Time to Recruit Foster Youth to College Like We Do Division I Athletes

By Shanté Elliott Caitlin Clark, the most celebrated college basketball player in recent memory, received her first Division I college offer in seventh grade. By the time she was 13, a plan for her future was already in motion.