HOPE's Dwindling Finances Worry Lawmakers
(Atlanta Journal Constitution) — Students and their parents better start saving more money for college. Georgia’s popular HOPE scholarship is at the tipping point as demand outstrips its funding....
View ArticleHOPE, Pre-K Face Cuts
(AJC) — One sure bet this legislative session: Changes are coming that will affect the bottom line for participants in the popular lottery-funded HOPE and pre-kindergarten programs. Lawmakers have...
View ArticleGeorgia Facing a Hard Choice on Free Tuition
(New York Times) — Students here at the University of Georgia have a name for some of the fancy cars parked in the lots around campus. They call them Hopemobiles. But there may soon be fewer of them....
View ArticleGa. College Students Fight Cuts
(AJC) — The legislative session has just begun and Georgia’s college students already feel like the designated losers. Lawmakers propose cutting hundreds of millions of dollars from the higher...
View ArticleStudents in Georgia Lose HOPE
If the Georgia education system had one thing to tout, it was their HOPE scholarship program. Under the program, which has served more than a million students, high-schoolers with good grades were...
View ArticleDemocrats, Students Challenge HOPE Bill
(AJC) — A day after the Georgia House overwhelmingly approved an overhaul of the HOPE scholarship, Democrats and college students attacked the bill and released alternative plans to restore the cuts....
View ArticleExposing The Myth of Whites, Minorities and Scholarships
By Charlotte Young Keep saving for Ashley and Derrick’s college fund because it’s the most important thing you can do for them. Although white Americans may complain that it’s hard for them to receive...
View ArticleGeorgia Students Pile on Classes While There's Still HOPE
(AJC) — Corey Boone was planning to graduate from Georgia Tech in December, but that was before state lawmakers revamped the HOPE scholarship. Beginning in August, the scholarship will provide less...
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