TUITION GRANT - Whats the root of the issue?

[Allen Briggs]

On Tue, Apr 17, 2007 at 07:03:44PM -0500, pat heinrich wrote:
> By giving a tuition grant to graduates of NCSSM aren't we using the
> selection process for NCSSM and the successful completion of NCSSM as a
> proxy for a "fair" selection method for awarding tuition grants?

Essentially.

> If that is the case perhaps the root of this debate for those that disagree
> with the tuition grants is that the selection process for NCSSM is broken
> and should be made more "fair" to better reflect a group of students that
> are more deserving of tuition grants.

That seems more than a bit like the tail wagging the dog.  I would agree
with you if the selection criteria for NCSSM and for the tuition grant
were equal, but it's not.

-allen

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