Georgia Hope Scholarship Program
Hope Scholarship And Video Lottery Terminals
When faced with an issue having multiple problems, it is often a good idea to consider looking for improvements to all problems facing the issue (sounds sort of "Yogi Berra"). If you focus only on one problem, you will often times make a bad decision because nothing has been done to address the other items. Case in point are the problems facing the Hope Scholarship. As discussed in other posts, there are alternatives … [Read More...]
Georgia Tuition Rates Finalized for 2012-2013
Well, the final word on tuition rates for 2012-2013 is now written in stone. This was discussed in a previous post; however, the official amounts were not known at the time. The increases are mainly in tuition with hidden increases included in the "special mandatory fee" and an increase in other fees as described in the post. Georgia Hope Scholarship funds, as you know, only include a percentage of tuition based on … [Read More...]
Georgia Hope Scholarship Grant and Award Amounts
The Georgia Student Finance Commission website keeps a record of the total Georgia Hope Scholarship Grant and Award payment for the history of the program. You can see the effects of the changes in the program from the 2010-2011 fiscal year to the 2011-2012 fiscal year. The number of Hope recipients decreased by just over 20% and the total awards given decreased by 39%. Looked at another way, the average award went from … [Read More...]
Hope Scholarship Changes
Hope Scholarship Cuts and Effects
We welcome a Guest Article from Bethany Sumner. I saw her article posted on the Ga Tech CETL site and thought it would be great to include it here and she graciously agreed. Thanks, Bethany! HOPE Scholarship Cuts and its Effects in the Classroom In the wake of the Great Recession, governments everywhere have tried to slash spending. Unfortunately, education has not been spared from these cuts. In the past four years … [Read More...]
Georgia Hope Scholarship 2012 Legislation
Today is the last day of the 2011-2012 Georgia Legislative Session. I thought it would be good to list each bill that reads on the Hope Scholarship along with the title. I've also added my comments on some of them. As of today's final session, none of these appear to be on track for becoming law. This means that the Hope funding for Georgia will most likely remain pegged to the 2010-2011 tuition costs. So, the … [Read More...]
New Hope Scholarship Requirements
New Hope Scholarship Requirements for 2012 They are coming.... the new requirements that is. Tennessee and Georgia are both once again "tweaking" their respective programs due to shortfalls in lottery based funding and increases in tuition along with increases in student in-state enrollment. … [Read More...]
Hope Scholarship Changes 2012 Becoming Clear
There are many proposals going back and forth in the legislature for changes to the hope scholarship in 2012. The following information is taken from an article by Megan Ingalls from the Red and Black describing changes proposed by the Ga Senate. Please note that these are proposals or ideas and are not passed into law as of today. But, what it does indicated is that funding for the Hope is going to decrease and may … [Read More...]