Some financial relief is in sight for thousands of middle-class
students at California's public universities, under a new and unusual
state program that will provide aid to families that earn up to $150,000
annually.
Over the next month or so, an estimated 156,000
undergraduates are scheduled to be notified that they will receive
tuition grants for the academic year estimated to be as much as $1,450
for UC students and $650 for Cal State, with smaller amounts for more
affluent families in the eligible range. The assistance is an
attempt to help middle-class families that earn more than $80,000 and
typically aren't eligible for the federal and state grants that cover
much or all of the tuition for lower-income students...
Full story at http://www.latimes.com/local/education/la-me-middle-class-aid-20140624-story.html
Note: These grants come from the "middle class scholarships" program pushed by former assembly speaker John PĂ©rez The article goes on to discuss whether the money should have been more targeted to lower-income students. It is targeted, however, to folks who have a propensity to vote..
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