Illinois Legislators Once Again Try To Kill Politically-Influenced Scholarships

Politicians love to talk about the importance of education. In Illinois, legislators go a step further and personally award scholarships to state universities -- sometimes to friends, donors and political allies. For a century, each Illinois legislator has had the power to hand out a few scholarships every year without regard to students' needs or qualifications. Now, after the failure of repeated efforts to end the $13.5 million-a-year program, opponents are making a new push to eliminate the waivers as Illinois officials try again to clean up the state's image after two consecutive governors wound up in prison. Read more at:
http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2012/03/28/in_illinois_college_can_be_a_legislative_favor/