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Unequal Futures: In Florida, poorer communities fund scholarships for wealthier kids

Por: Orlando Sentinel Politics December 15, 2022

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“The kids hit the jackpot this year.” That’s how then-Gov. Lawton Chiles described Bright Futures, the Florida Lottery-funded scholarship program, when it became law 25 years ago. But that jackpot’s prizes aren’t paid out equally. An Orlando Sentinel investigation found that Bright Futures’ benefits go disproportionately to students from more affluent areas and mostly bypass students living in poorer neighborhoods — the same... + full article



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