Dems pitch HOPE plan

Special committee makes stop in Statesboro

In this Herald file photo from the first day of the 2009 fall semester at Georgia Southern, the Russell Student Union is abuzz with students. It is uncertain how the recently passed changes to the HOPE Scholarship will affect enrollment at GSU and all colleges and universities around the state. - photo by Herald File

GSU File for Web — In this Herald file photo from the first day of the 2009 fall semester at Georgia Southern, the Russell Student Union is abuzz with students. It is uncertain how the recently passed changes to the HOPE Scholarship will affect enrollment at GSU and all colleges and universities around the state. - photo by Herald File

Georgia Democrats are conducting a statewide listening and speaking tour this week to gather support for a plan that would allow current high school seniors and college students to retain their full HOPE Scholarships. The Special Committee to Restore HOPE, a group of House and Senate Democrats, is meeting with students, parents and educators around the state to discuss recent changes to the scholarship and present alternative solutions. Wednesday, the group passed through Statesboro en route to Savannah State University for its fourth stop - the tour kicked off Monday in Athens.

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