For the first time, Oregon has so much grant money available for college students that it has mounted a TV, radio and Internet ad campaign to give it all away.
"Don't just dream about college . . . GO!" the ads say.
To help students get there, the state will hand out $72 million next fall -- twice as much money as students at Oregon's public and private colleges received this year.
And it's not all going to low-income students: Many middle-income families also qualify for the first time.
The income limit for a family of four will rise from $33,600 to $70,000, and the maximum award will go up from $1,752 to $3,200 a year for a public university. About 33,000 Oregon students are expected to qualify next school year. That's 6,000 more students than this year.
I have this feeling this is the direct result of the Democratic takeover of the State Legislature... now if they could just stop the corporatization of the Oregon University System I would be impressed.
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