Ben Carson and West Point's "Full Scholarship"
Category: POLITICS
In the kerfuffle over presidential candidate Ben Carson's claim that he was admitted to West Point, the news media have pointed out that the "full scholarship" part of his story adds even more confusion because, as the New York Times story today put it, "Technically, West Point does not offer scholarships. It is free." Actually, no, West Point and the other military academies are not free, technically or otherwise.
By Robert Shireman, ContributorSenior Fellow at The Century Foundation; former education offi..., 2015-11-07