Future is dim for Bright Futures scholarships
Filed under State of Florida Budget News Headlines on May 6, 2009
TALLAHASSEE — Florida can’t afford its popular Bright Futures Scholarship Program.
State analysts have warned as much for years, but the Sunshine State’s gloomy economy is now forcing lawmakers to concede a politically incorrect reality: Bright Futures, the merit-based scholarship that has helped send more than one million students to public college in Florida, needs an overhaul.
The fix is likely to mean smaller scholarships that don’t cover rising tuition bills at Florida colleges and universities, a change that could affect tens of thousands of families trying to budget for college during this historic economic downturn. Continue reading…
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