HOPE Scholarship Essay

HOPE’s Woes Affecting Students The HOPE scholarship is a valuable asset in the Georgia education program. It provides a chance at education for those who wouldn’t normally make it. During the years of the economic crash, the governor made cuts statewide to compensate. One of the most costly cuts was in education which affected the HOPE scholarship. With falling lottery revenues that pay for the scholarship, the government will have to boost lottery sales, or they will have to find new ways to pay for the scholarship. The scholarship “would be cut $279 million next year.”(Wermers pg1) The current governor Nathan Deal opposes changes in the current benefit plan, but will not support raising or creating a new tax. The lottery currently…show more content…
“The HOPE Book Allowance will change on July 1 as required by current law,” (Shearer pg1) meaning essentially that it would be cut in half to $150 from $300. There are rumors that they might try to raise the GPA required to obtain the scholarship; that would cut many people from even receiving the scholarship in the first place. The cuts will affect every one now and well into the future. The future of the scholar ship is bleak if the amount of spending continues. The program might lose the book allowance altogether and many of the benefits will be reduced. A new tax or new stream of money is essential for the growing program to survive the upcoming years. The HOPE scholarship will have to be looked at from all angles. Then a plan needs to be made to modify the HOPE scholarship for today and tomorrow. The controversial HOPE scholarship is underfunded, losing…show more content…
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