Over 65% of graduates are eligible for the Hope Scholarship.

Students can use Hope Scholarships to attend professional programs at technical schools regardless of their high school record.

And, though it has not become a big political issue in Georgia, the Hope Scholarships here often go to those with the least financial need.

Students need no particular grade to get the Hope Scholarship but must maintain a B average to keep it for a second year.

After graduation, 62% were eligible for the Hope Scholarship.

There are a few plainly Democratic ideas, too, and not just the $1,500 tax credits called Hope Scholarships.

Mr. Clinton proposed what he called Hope Scholarships, which would provide two-year $1,500 tax credits for the families of college students.

Of the 2006 graduating class, all received the HOPE Scholarship.

My research shows that after the Hope Scholarship's introduction, Georgia's large racial and income gaps in college attendance widened.

The Hope Scholarship and the tax deduction are part of a plan that makes postsecondary education affordable for low- and middle-income students.