Many eligible North Carolina school voucher applicants won’t get awards
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – A huge spike in applications for North Carolina’s school voucher program means most high-income families will not receive financial aid next year, even if the General Assembly removes the program’s income limits. means that it cannot be The News & Observer reports there is not enough money to accommodate the number […]
Yale ditches test-optional policy, saying it hurts lower-income applicants
Yale University announced Thursday it will reinstate standardized testing requirements for freshmen, joining a handful of elite schools that have scrapped controversial test-optional policies introduced during the pandemic. The Ivy League school said the current policy “disadvantages low-income, first-generation, and rural students.” For students in well-resourced high schools, there are many alternatives to standardized tests, […]