This implies that people from out of state are coming to Florida to get the grant benefits. But, the study did not consider that grant recipients must meet the same residency requirement that applies to state university students. Also, the study failed to count graduates of private high schools in the state, home-schooled students or GED recipients, or longtime Florida residents who attend a private college at a later age. As an example of its dubious merit, it claimed 65 percent of grant recipients at Flagler College in St. Augustine were graduates of Florida high schools. The college president says the figure is 90 percent.
Legislators have to be careful.
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