PIKESVILLE, Md. —Maryland is set to foot at least part of the bill for low-income students to enroll in nonpublic schools.
The state has set aside $5 million in scholarship money through the Broadening Options and Opportunities for Students Today (BOOST) Program.
But there's a catch: Those who may qualify for the program have a little more than a month to apply for the free money.
The Talmudical Academy of Baltimore is one of more than 200 nonpublic and private Maryland schools taking part in the BOOST Program.
"It's important as a nonpublic school to be able to offer all of the students everything they can get in the public school arena," said Rabbi Yaacov Cohen, executive director of the Talmudical Academy of Baltimore.
The state funding will pay for scholarships. The money will be limited to students who are currently enrolled at public schools who plan to apply to nonpublic schools in the fall and those who may already be on the rolls.
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An even bigger hurdle for students is the fact that parents have to literally chase these funds and be willing to keep requesting. So many children that are needed are also needy when it comes to an advocate to help them apply.
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