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Top Notch Schools in Whitwell
The three Marion County Schools that are located in Whitwell, Tennessee are providing
our kids here with a Top Notch Education. They are:
From: Senator Frist
Sent: Saturday, December 24, 2005 4:32 AM
To: All Students
Subject: LOWERING COST OF COLLEGE
I write to share good news with you about a new student aid initiative that represents
a dramatic step toward promoting math and science education and ensuring America's
economic competitiveness in the future.
We know that China and India are generating scientists and engineers at a furious pace
while America lags dangerously behind. Study after study calls for the government to act
to address this problem. Passage of this program represents real action.
The new student aid program I created is called a SMART Grant. SMART Grants will
provide $4000 per year to Pell Grant-eligible students who maintain a 3.0 GPA and major
in math, science, engineering, technology, or foreign languages critical to national security
during their third and fourth years of college. That means a Pell Grant-eligible student will
obtain up to $8000 in additional assistance toward the cost of college if he or she chooses
to major in those fields. These funds will incentivize more students to major in these
time-intensive studies and help America produce the workforce it needs to compete in
today's global economy.
The bill also provides Academic Competitiveness Grants to first and second year students.
$750 will go to first year students who complete a rigorous high school curriculum, and
$1300 will go to second year students who complete a rigorous high school curriculum and
maintain a 3.0 GPA in college. President Bush and Chairman Boehner (R-OH) deserve praise
and credit for their leadership on these grants.
I have attached a chart that summarizes the tremendous college savings students can
achieve through the SMART and Academic Competitiveness programs. SMART Grant
recipients will save up to 75% on their college education!
The SMART and Academic Competitiveness Grants are authorized at $3.75 billion over five
years and are paid for with program savings included in the budget deficit reduction bill
approved by the Senate this morning.
These grants will help sustain America's global legacy as a land of innovation, imagination,
and initiative. I invite you to spread the word - please tell students, teachers, parents, and community leaders about SMART and the difference these grants will make to America's
students and the country as a whole.
Bill Frist
P.S. Viewing the attached chart requires Adobe Acrobat Reader, which may be
downloaded at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html free of charge.
(See attached file: FINAL SMART Chart.pdf)
Click Here for FINAL SMART Chart.pdf
Click Here for Pell Grant information!
Click Here for Student Aid on the Web!
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