For students with need, scholarships often determine if – not where – they go to college

The number of Black students in Illinois enrolled in college has dropped by more than a third over the past decade. A big deterrent is cost. Need-based scholarships are one way of making sure more Black students can sign up – and finish school. But this type of financial aid is becoming less of a priority for many schools. Instead, they’ve increased spending on scholarships that target students with high GPAs and test scores. WBEZ’s Lisa Kurian Philip has the story. Host: Mary Dixon