A press conference was held at Sallie Cone in front of a class of fourth-grade students to discuss the state’s Aspiring Scholars Matching Grant, a program that makes funds for higher education available to qualifying families who wish to invest in the Arkansas 529 gift plan.
Archive: February 2008 | Section: Aspiring Scholars, Public Policy, Southern Bancorp, Southern Good Faith Fund
Governor Mike Beebe, accompanied by students from Helena-West Helena; Southern Good Faith Fund Public Policy Program Director Mike Leach and officials from several state agencies, officially kicked off the state’s new Aspiring Scholars Matching Grant Program with a news conference at Pulaski Heights Elementary School in Little Rock on January 18, 2008. Aspiring Scholars will offer matching funds for eligible families who save money for college in the state’s GIFT College Investing Plan.
Archive: January 2008 | Section: Aspiring Scholars, Media, Southern Good Faith Fund, Video
