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Students, colleges urge restoring Washington College Grant funding for private nonprofits
Summary
Students, college leaders and counselors urged the House Postsecondary Education & Workforce Committee to restore Washington College Grant and College Bound scholarship award levels for students attending four‑year private nonprofit colleges, arguing last year’s cuts disproportionately hurt low‑income and first‑generation students and threaten degree completion.
Rep. Paula Street told the committee Wednesday that House Bill 25‑67 is aimed at honoring a promise to low‑ and middle‑income students and restoring state aid cut last session.
“Said cuts were strictly a financial decision,” Rep. Paula Street said, arguing private nonprofit students are not less deserving and should have the same opportunity to choose the institution that fits their needs. “We want to make sure that they continue to have funding through tuition.”
Saranda Ross, counsel to the committee, described HB 25‑67 as modifying maximum Washington College Grant and College…
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