In our school system, all you have to do is show ONE pay stub that will put you below the allowed income. Some people use a pay stub with unpaid vacation days, unpaid sick days, etc. You’re supposed to notify the school corporation if your income changes from that pay stub, but no one ever checks up on it.
Kind of like our “21st Century Scholars” program. If you meet the income requirement at ANY time during your child’s middle school years, your child/children are guaranteed a free ride to any college in the state. It doesn’t matter what your income is at the time your child is ready to attend college, as long as you met the requirement in middle school. Kids whose parents are pulling in 100+k/year are attending college for free.
It’s complete and utter bullcrap. I apologized to the boy for his “no-good” father who had the gall to work his butt off our entire marriage to keep us above the poverty level. ;)
I remember a time when college tuition was free for residents at the City or State University system, regardless of income. That ended a few years before I graduated HS. Between scholarships and the state Tuition Assistance Program, my college tuition for the first 2 years I attended was less than just the tuition for my senior year in HS.
Right now both mom and dad are apologizing to our girl because we are both having difficulty finding real jobs. She’s only 10, but at times has a better attitude than either mom or dad.