Is the HOPE a joke
... As politicians battle to decide what gets to stay and what goes, the movement is mounting to say that Georgia’s HOPE scholarship must be revamped. ... Many say that the HOPE is just a free ticket to a year of partying only for students to fail out and return home the following year. ... ” The number of students attending college in Georgia since the implementation of the HOPE scholarship has sky-rocketed. ... The primary reason for the bulk of the progress is the one and only HOPE scholarship. Lawmakers are divided on whether or not to increase standards for the HOPE.