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Edwards ends pilot program

ryanteaguebeckwith — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 08:24:10 -0400

John Edwards is ending a pilot scholarship program.

The former North Carolina senator had started a privately funded program at Greene Central High School offering to pay the cost of tuition, fees and books at public college for one year if students worked at least 10 hours a week, took college prep courses and stayed out of trouble.

Donnan takes aim at Triangle

ryanteaguebeckwith — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:40:02 -0400

Mary Fant Donnan is counting on the Triangle.

Graduation day

ryanteaguebeckwith — Fri, 11 May 2007 11:04:53 -0400

John Edwards today called for an $8 billion effort to make a college education more affordable and accessible for students who are wiling to work part-time.

Based on a pilot program at Greene Central High School, which serves a rural area, Edwards college opportunities could be made more broadly available, Rob Christensen reports.