Some Georgia college students are using food stamps to survive. Isn’t that a low down dirty shame? Is this the new reality we are living with today?
Georgia’s college students are facing the prospect of the HOPE Scholarship paying less and less toward their tuition in the next few years.
So how are they dealing with rising tuition and fees? Many are working whatever part-time jobs they can rustle up, mornings, nights and weekends. But they’re also tapping into an unconventional form of student financial aid: food stamps. Source
This is problematic on so many levels. One, it’s a little hypocritical to tell students that a college education is their ticket to a better life and a good job, when they have to beg and borrow to stay enrolled. Second, the HOPE scholarship program is literally squeezing many students out because of its requirements. Third, where are the parents of these students who have no choice but to apply for food stamps and lastly, are these students living on campus or off-campus?
If you live on campus and have signed up for the meal plan, you shouldn’t have to worry about food, but I guess some have pared down their room and board to the bare minimum. Either way, if Cubans can go to college for free, why can’t we educate our kids with the least amount of financial constraints?
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