Sean Parnell on Education

Constitutionally protected Higher Ed scholarship fund

Thanks to the Alaska State Legislature's Joint Higher Education Scholarship Funding Task Force for its work to address a sustainable funding mechanism for the new performance-based scholarships.

While a constitutionally protected fund would be the most secure in the long term, a designated fund with sufficient capitalization to provide the estimated $20 million annual need for Alaska Performance Scholarship awards will provide a sustainable funding stream.

Source: 2011 gubernatorial press release #5589 , Dec 2, 2010

Performance Scholarship: fund tuition for good H.S. grades

If we give every high school student the opportunity for a merit scholarship, if we challenge them to reach higher to take personal responsibility for their futures, many will. These students will transform our economy and positively change the trajectory of Alaska's future for generations.

With the Governor's Performance Scholarship proposal, all Alaskan high school students can earn tuition for an in-state university or job-training program. They must complete a more rigorous curriculum than what's now required to graduate from high school. But for students who take this curriculum, better grades will mean greater tuition awards. If a student maintains a C+ average but completes this more rigorous curriculum, they will earn 50% of their tuition; a B average will earn them 75% tuition and with an A average while taking this tougher curriculum, a young person will earn 100% tuition for an in-state university or job-training program. Merit scholarships work.

Source: Alaska 2010 State of the State Address , Jan 20, 2010

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