DC council thinking about giving every student $100k for college
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Anonymous
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$250k income limit. I think it's a great idea...if we can afford it.
http://wamu.org/news/13/10/16/dc_legislator_proposes_giving_100000_for_college_tuition_to_students |
Anonymous
| That's insane. |
Anonymous
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up to $100,000. Reading comprehension, friends. So the biggest grants to the poorest students, and phased out to a $250k income cap.
DC has to do something to address the lack of a "state" university. Even though students get "in state" tuition at some out-of-state schools, they are not eligible for the scholarships and grant money reserved for in-state students. |
Anonymous
| A good idea. The automatic "in-state" tuition for DC graduates is no longer a given. Now it's just a $10K discount on out-of-state tuition and that just does not cut it. |
Anonymous
| How many kids will this apply to and how much money will it be? Where will they find all this money? |
Anonymous
| if the kids fail out they should have to pay it back |
Anonymous
Yes, because those kids usually are flush with disposable income. |
Anonymous
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I think it is unnecessary.
There is already a $10K per year program. In addition - the poorest (qualified) students are getting scholarships and aid through other federal programs. There does not need to be additional programs. |
Anonymous
The $10,000 per year still does not come close to what in-state tuition is at state universities and is therefore inadequate to say the least. |
Anonymous
| Our HHI is 240,000. Love this! |
Anonymous
I don't think it's insane, but not too smart either to make public education another income-based entitlement. Other states have one in-state tuition, not several based on parents' income. |
Anonymous
Pay if you can pay. This isn't supposed to be a prize for raising your kid I'm DC. |
Anonymous
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This is not unprecedented:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/16/magazine/kalamazoo-mich-the-city-that-pays-for-college.html?_r=0 Though the main difference with the program in Kalamazoo is that the students must attend a Michigan public university or community college (and it was a private donation, not city funded). I have relatives in Kalamazoo using this program and it is already making a big difference. In practice, it could revitalize DCPS and charters beyond elementary school. Families would stick around and work to make it happen if the grant is that significant. It could revitalize the economy if people stay in the city for the long haul. I really hope they pass this. It would be a game changer. |
Anonymous
| FYI it's not open to private school kids, just publics and charters. Might help increase the people sending their kids to public school. Makes me think twice, for sure. |
Anonymous
| I thought it was interesting to read in there that the highest amounts will go to dc students who enrolled in public schools ( DCPS or Charter ) starting in 6th grade. Explicityly meant to be a way to hold on to families who normally leave the public schools after elementary school. Also, there is a requirement that the student maintain primary residence in DC throughout their college years |