Why not adopt the Georgia HOPE Scholarship model?
The Georgia HOPE Scholarship is designed for four-year institutions only. Almost 54 percent of freshmen who received the Georgia HOPE Scholarship lost the scholarship after the first year. By their senior year, three-fourths of Georgia HOPE Scholarship recipients have lost their eligibility. Among students who lose their HOPE eligibility, 40 percent eventually drop out of college. While the program is well intended, it suggests that many students are entering who are not prepared for college, either for academic or for personal reasons. Georgia also has the HOPE Grant model, instituted for two-year institutions, that is similar to the TexasNextStep program. Like TexasNextStep, the Georgia HOPE Grant provides for tuition and required fees, as well as a textbook allowance. Like TexasNextStep, it also limits the number of hours a student may take, but does not include the additional three-year time limit in TexasNextStep. The Georgia HOPE Grant can be used at any time after high school gr
