{"id":721,"date":"2023-01-06T19:14:04","date_gmt":"2023-01-06T19:14:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stand.org\/indiana\/?page_id=721"},"modified":"2023-04-28T20:18:18","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T20:18:18","slug":"21st-century-scholars","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stand.org\/indiana\/21st-century-scholars\/","title":{"rendered":"21st Century Scholars"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">21<sup>st<\/sup> Century Scholars<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Indiana\u2019s college completion rate has dropped dramatically, but we know one program that is working for young people pursuing higher education: the 21st Century Scholarship designed specifically for under-resourced students. That\u2019s why we\u2019ll advocate for all students eligible for the scholarship to be enrolled automatically. Currently, only 50% of students who are eligible are actually applying for the scholarship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-white-color-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-white-color-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-stories\">STORIES<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"21st Century Scholar | A.J. Lucky\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xiie9ylZtg0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"21st Century Scholar | Eric Gomora\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9k2PVB1Qwuk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" 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Eric Holcomb proposes nearly $1.2 billion increase for Indiana schools<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.chalkbeat.org\/2022\/8\/11\/23302166\/indiana-high-school-college-going-rate-decrease-financial-aid-support-program\">As Indiana\u2019s college-going rate dips, can an underused aid program do more?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indystar.com\/story\/opinion\/columnists\/james-briggs\/2022\/05\/08\/indiana-economy-low-unemployment-masks-looming-educational-crisis\/9663944002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Briggs: Indiana is a college degree desert and the economy is wilting<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>21st Century Scholars Indiana\u2019s college completion rate has dropped dramatically, but we know one program that is working for young people pursuing higher education: the 21st Century Scholarship designed specifically for under-resourced students. 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