It's a sorry commentary that Regents scholarships started in 1913 to help New York's top students foot the expenses of a college education have been devalued to the point where they are nearly worthless. For the spring semester, the state is offering $25 - a token sum that will barely dent a typical student's book bill, let alone tuition - and Gov. Mario M. Cuomo wants to trim the annual $250 scholarship down to $150.
Regents scholarships were once worth $1,000, providing deserving students and their parents the financial relief that sometimes made the difference between completing a college education or leaving school. Today, the scholarships are little more than …
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