Wisconsin Forced To End Minority-Only Scholarships

The Dept. of Education’s Office of Civil Rights has forced Wisconsin to revamp its program that had been providing scholarships to minority students to attend pre-college programs.

The new eligibility requirements for the Wisconsin scholarship program focus instead on socioeconomic status of students and could reach many in the minority groups already targeted. The new standards, agreed upon last month, will take effect July 1.

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