Scholarships
School & District Management
Gift Aims To Open College Door for Kindergartners
The State University of New York at Stony Brook is a mere 65 miles from the Washington Heights section of New York City. But to most children in the tough neighborhood, the tree-lined campus would seem light years away.
School Choice & Charters
Impact of Ga. College-Aid Program Debated
When President Clinton proposed a federal college-tuition tax credit earlier this month, he spoke of making higher education affordable and accessible for all Americans. But when he pointed to Georgia's HOPE scholarships as a model, the president may have muddied his message.
School Choice & Charters
Critics Seek To Kill Perk of Giving Ill. Lawmakers College Aid
A 90-year-old perk given each year to Illinois state legislators--two four-year scholarships to state universities--may be on its last legs. Numerous reports this year have suggested that the awards are going to family members, children of party officials, and campaign contributors.
Education
5% of Scholarships Found To Be Race-Based Aid
Washington
Of undergraduate college scholarships targeted toward members of minority groups in the 1991-92 academic year, 5 percent were available only to minority students, a long-awaited federal study has found.
Of undergraduate college scholarships targeted toward members of minority groups in the 1991-92 academic year, 5 percent were available only to minority students, a long-awaited federal study has found.
Education
N.Y. Changes Scholarship Policy
New York State has scrapped its policy of awarding college scholarships on the basis of high-school grades in the wake of charges that schools had manipulated grades to win cash awards, state officials confirmed last week.