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DeWine defends top-5% scholarship expansion and signals openness to reexamining college DEI restrictions
Summary
Gov. Mike DeWine said a scholarship for students in the top 5% of their high-school class boosted the rate those students stay in Ohio to attend college and that he will review but likely sign a bill restricting some campus DEI programs, while remaining open to reexamination if unintended consequences appear.
At the Columbus Metropolitan Club, Gov. Mike DeWine discussed higher-education initiatives in his budget and a separate bill addressing diversity, equity and inclusion programs on state campuses.
On scholarships, DeWine described an existing program that provides top-5% graduates $5,000 per year for up to four years at any Ohio public university main campus. He said the program raised retention of top students in-state from roughly 60–65% before the incentive to 76% in the first year and…
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