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re: JR Ball: The ‘T’ in TOPS stands for Texas
Posted on 10/14/17 at 11:50 am to GreatLakesTiger24
Posted on 10/14/17 at 11:50 am to GreatLakesTiger24
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Keep TOPS just the way it is now with this caveat: Those who leave the state within four years of graduation must repay all or a portion of the scholarship amount.
That would be such a bad policy.
Maybe the state should do more to make it more attractive to for those graduates to stay, instead of punishing those that get a degree then leave to start their life. And how many situations would come up where people would possibly have to be excluded from this rule? Who determines if a situation is worth waiving the clause? Seems as if it could potentially be a PR nightmare doing this.
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Posted on 10/14/17 at 11:57 am to RummelTiger
exactly
The flip side of this is I lived in and paid taxes to Louisiana for 25 years. I moved to Texas five years ago and now my kids are treated at in state schools like everyone else OOS. Plus they eliminated the children of LSU Alumni Scholly so why should I send my kids five hours away to BTR when they can stay closer to Houston for the same or less money? Consequently my son is at UTD and my daughter will probably go to TAMU.
They are not doing much to get people to come BACK to LA ether
The flip side of this is I lived in and paid taxes to Louisiana for 25 years. I moved to Texas five years ago and now my kids are treated at in state schools like everyone else OOS. Plus they eliminated the children of LSU Alumni Scholly so why should I send my kids five hours away to BTR when they can stay closer to Houston for the same or less money? Consequently my son is at UTD and my daughter will probably go to TAMU.
They are not doing much to get people to come BACK to LA ether
Posted on 10/14/17 at 11:57 am to RummelTiger
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Maybe the state should do more to make it more attractive to for those graduates to stay
I don't think anybody would disagree that the state should improve infastucture, the economy, ect.
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instead of punishing those that get a degree then leave to start their life
It's not punishing them, but how is that not the exact definition of a handout? The student takes the money that he doesn't have to "earn" (other than making the rediculously low ACT score), and doesn't have to contribute anything after to essentially pay it back.
The whole premise of the program is to keep the best students in state and educate them so they can in turn make more money therefore pay more taxes. What's happening is the students are getting the "free" education, and then leaving putting the state out thousands per student with no way to recoup the money.
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Seems as if it could potentially be a PR nightmare doing this
It would be, but that doesn't mean it's not the right thing to do.
Posted on 10/14/17 at 12:03 pm to RummelTiger
quote:let's be realistic, that's not going to happen. The state should be pragmatic and completely reform the program. LA taxpayers shouldn't be paying for kids with a 25 on the act to be an accountant in Houston.
Maybe the state should do more to make it more attractive to for those graduates to stay,
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