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KOAT-TV - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- A home-schooled high school student said she was told to drop out of her diploma program and just get a GED in order to qualify for the state’s Lottery Scholarship. After four years of study in an accredited home school program, Jaclyn Page said she thought her 3.9 grade point average and high school diploma would lead to a New Mexico Lottery Scholarship. Because her diploma didn’t come from a New Mexico school, Page won’t be rewarded for her studies even though she’s lived in the state her whole life. While her mom said she’s ready to pay for Jaclyn’s education at the University of New Mexico, the recent graduate said it feels like she’s being punished for choosing an alternative way to get her high school education.
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Home-Schooled Student Says She Can’t Get Lottery Scholarship
From KOAT-TV - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- A home-schooled high school student said she was told to drop out of her diploma program and just get a GED in order to qualify for the state’s Lottery Scholarship. After four years of study in an accredited home school program, Jaclyn Page said she thought her 3.9 grade point average and high school diploma would lead to a New Mexico Lottery Scholarship. Because her diploma didn’t come from a New Mexico school, Page won’t be rewarded for her studies even though she’s lived in the state her whole life. While her mom said she’s ready to pay for Jaclyn’s education at the University of New Mexico, the recent graduate said it feels like she’s being punished for choosing an alternative way to get her high school education.Read more:
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