WorldView Magazine: Maryland

Good News from Maryland: Returned Peace Corps Volunteers Will Now Get In-State Tuition

It’s a change long overdue. And advocacy from NPCA and dozens of returned Volunteers ensured support for bipartisan legislation signed into law in April.   By Jonathan Pearson   Far too often, Returned Peace Corps Volunteers are left behind at the state government level when it comes to benefits that are afforded others for their service to our nation. In the state of Maryland, a bill was just signed into law to address one of those inequities: who qualifies for in-state tuition. Marylanders seeking in-state tuition have to prove they have lived in the state for the past two years. Because...