College Bound program helps students focus on education
Source: spokesman.com Posted By: Len W...4214 days ago
Study after study shows that a college degree is the best chance for low-income students to improve their lives. But those students may feel powerless to make college a reality.
A Washington scholarship program targeting low-income students is making a difference.
Called the College Bound Scholarship Program, it asks students to pledge by the end of eighth grade that they will graduate from high school and stay out of trouble along the way. If they succeed, the program pays college tuition....