PBS News Hour

This scholarship program gives students more than money

The success of college scholarship recipients across the country varies widely. A program in Minnesota boasts a graduate rate one and a half times better than the national average, and it’s especially helpful for first-generation college students. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on the Wallin Education Partners, which has helped more than 4,500 Minnesota students complete college.

This scholarship program gives students more than money

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