New York's Excelsior Scholarship program has opened the door to a "free college education" to families in need. However, the law does not define the term 'family,' instead relying upon the definition in the Free Application for Federal Student Aid form, which would appear to allow applicants to game the system where divorced parents have a considerable income disparity.
May 17, 2017 at 12:00 AM
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On April 12, 2017, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed into law the Excelsior Scholarship program, which has opened the door to a “free college education” to those families in need, earning $100,000 or less and with total family earnings increasing to $125,000 within two years.
However, the law does not define the term ‘family’ and instead, relies upon the definition in the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form.
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