TN LOTTERY NEWS
The TN legislature passed the bill “fixing” the HOPE scholarship program. The Senate wanted to raise it to 23 for everyone like it is currently for homeschoolers. The House wanted to lower the homeschooler’s requirement to 19 like everyone else. So, they punted and picked 21. They also diddled with the 3.0 GPA requirement. It’s still an either/or, but now homeschoolers are included:
The 3.0 or 21 ACT standard also applies uniformly regardless of where the student goes to school, be it a public high school, home school or non-accredited private high school.
So, homeschoolers are eligible if they can claim to have a 3.0? That’s going to lead to some interesting problems. I expect another “technical fix” in next year’s session.