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Tucson Students Won't Get Promised Scholarships

Tucson, Ariz.

A nonprofit organization that guaranteed college scholarships for 23 Tucson fifth-graders in 2005 has now reneged on that promise — citing the recession and rising tuition rates.

Arizona Quest for Kids said it would pay four years of tuition equivalent to the cost charged by Arizona's three public universities. The students were told they needed to have a 3.0 cumulative grade-point average upon graduating from high school, participate in enrichment programs and meet with a mentor weekly for the next seven years.

But on Wednesday, the nonprofit group told the five remaining students that it no longer could provide the funds and it would instead offer assistance to find...