January 04, 2007
Tethering students to their states
Inside Higher Ed, January 4, 2007
New state scholarship programs proposed in Indiana and Wisconsin would offer funds to students attending in-state institutions, with strings attached—or, as the man behind the Wisconsin proposal puts it, "tethers." "If we can't lure them here, let's tether them here," said Mark O'Connell, executive director of the Wisconsin Counties Association, a lobbying organization, and a member of the Commission on Enhancing the Mission of the Wisconsin Colleges, a group created to advise the network of 13 two-year colleges in the state. The commission, appointed by the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin Colleges in August, submitted a report late last month calling for an investment in new scholarships pegged to residency requirements post-graduation. Read article.
Posted by: Heidi Cool, January 4, 2007 05:08 PM | News Topics: Higher Ed News
http://blog.case.edu/caseinthenews/2007/01/04/tethering_students_to_their_states
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