It's a shame they killed the program. We need to be looking for good programs that give us good results, even if the educational results are only marginally better.

She told an inspiring story about a man who had lost his way and was looking to get his son into a better school in order to prevent him from traveling down the same path.

A year later, that same man came back, all cleaned up. His son's scholarship had inspired him to clean up his act and lead a better life.

Sometimes I think they do this just to ensure that they will always have voters by ensuring the welfare rolls are always filled.