Georgia Hope Scholarships
Melissa Gray of Peach State Public Radio reports Georgia's program that uses lottery proceeds to give college scholarships to every student who maintains a B average has been wildly popular in the state. So popular, that Democratic gubernatorial candidates in Alabama and South Carolina won their races largely because they promised to create similar programs in their states. But a look at the scholarships shows that a program that seems on the surface to benefit the poor, actually gives more to middle and upper class students.
Lehigh University in Pennsylvania takes students to Ghana to learn about the Transatlantic slave trade. The two professors in charge of the study abroad program come from different perspectives: one descended from slaves, the other’s ancestors helped the British trade slaves. Sara Hoover (@smhooverville) of Here & Now contributor WHYY has our story.