NEW MEXICO LOTTERY SCHOLARSHIPS WILL CONTINUE TO COVER ABOUT 90-PERCENT OF COLLEGE TUITION THROUGH THE 2016-2017 SCHOOL YEAR. THAT’S THE WORD FROM THE STATE’S HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT BUT, THE DEPARTMENT’S CABINET SECRETARY SAYS TUITION AND ENROLLMENT CONTINUE TO OUTPACE SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING.
SECRETARY BARBARA DAMRON SAYS SOME ALTERATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE TO KEEP THE SCHOLARSHIP FUND GOING. DURING THE 2015 FISCAL YEAR, THE FUND PAID ALMOST 61-MILLION-DOLLARS TO 30,700 STUDENTS.
