Good grades pay off: National Merit Scholars to get free ride
By Tony Doris, The Palm Beach Post, Fla. | |
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A new
The incentive program, which took effect
The provision, part of
"She came to me and said, 'We're losing a lot of National Merit Scholars to other states. These are the best and brightest of
"Many other states offer National Merit students handsome financial aid packages and this will make our state institutions more competitive with these strong students who have achieved national recognition," Benacquisto said in a statement released while she was traveling Wednesday. "Investing in higher education has been a priority of the
The two lawmakers worked together to secure the money for the program, which legislative analysts estimated will cost
The program is aimed at retaining National Merit Scholars and National Achievement Scholars, the latter an award aimed at outstanding black students.
About 93,000 of
National Merit Scholars represent an elite and tiny portion of
Legislative analysts estimated 180 students would be in its incentive program at a time.
They estimated the current average cost of attending a state university at about
Staff Writer
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