Elimination of merit awards recommended
By Kate Clements
Friday February 6, 2004
SPRINGFIELD – Scholarships for Illinois' top high school graduates may be the latest casualties of the state's budget crisis.
The Illinois Student Assistance Commission and the Illinois Board of Higher Education are recommending that the state eliminate funding for the Merit Recognition Scholarship program for the year beginning July 1.
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