State Universities Shift Scholarships to Rich Kids, and Away From Needy Students
What happened to giving a leg up to people who actually need it?
The University of Alabama campus in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
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In 2014, the University of Alabama reached a milestone: For the first time in history, a majority of the student body came from outside Alabama. The change "was no accident," Stephen Katsinas, the director of the Education Policy Institute, told the university's campus newspaper. "It was the result of a deliberate plan."
Alabama is one of a growing number of public universities gunning for wealthy, high-performing students from other states, according to a new study.