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• Position: Stateline - Opportunity Scholarship program in South Dakota - Brief Article

A new program in South Dakota offers $5,000 in four-year scholarships to high school graduates but is $500,000 short because more students than expected have applied and qualified for it. The Opportunity Scholarship program offers money to students attending vocational-technical schools and public or private colleges and universities in the state. The Legislature provided enough money for 650 students to each receive $1,000 this school year, but 826 students qualified. To be eligible, students must make a score of 24 or better on the ACT or a 1,110 on the...