Missouri's Community College Scholarship Program Isn't A+ For Low-Income Students
Update: 2019-09-05
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With college costs rising every year, Missouri’s A+ Scholarship Program is a bargain – 50 hours of tutoring in exchange for two free years of community college. College access advocates, however, argue that the money isn’t going to the students who need it most. “We know there are people who utilize A+ who come from families that make $100,000 or $200,000 a year,” said Karissa Anderson, the advocacy director for the Scholarship Foundation of St. Louis. The program doesn’t look at financial need, instead only considering whether students meet tutoring, attendance and academic requirements. It provides a full ride for two-year schools but cuts that if the student receives other need-based financial aid. Often the biggest winners are students who go to big high schools in fairly rural areas – high schools like Fort Osage in Eastern Independence, where more than a third of 2018 graduates successfully completed the A+ program. ‘Why not do it?’ The rules are simple. “Come to school on time,
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