Budget wrangling cuts $20M from Pennsylvania scholarship program touted by Corbett - Debra Erdley, Trib Live

Gov. Tom Corbett announced his Ready to Succeed scholarship program with a bang last winter, pitching a proposal to set aside $25 million for grants for college students with family incomes up to $110,000 a year. Corbett, who has come under fire for reducing subsidies to public universities, framed the proposal as an effort to help minimize debt for students who don't qualify for need-based aid but have completed at least one year of school with a 3.25 GPA. He vowed he wouldn't sign a budget without the program described as relief for hard-pressed, middle-income families. After months of contentious budget negotiations, the program was quietly pared to $5 million. http://triblive.com/news/education/6563452-74/grants-program-students#axzz3A6O9aI3J