Arkansas watches as Tenn rethinks lottery scholarships

Comment #9

GASMETERGUY — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:14:53 GMT

University of Tennessee has already increased their tuition once and are debating doing it again come Fall 2008. They, too, saw the extra money students were being given and, to keep the cost as high as possible for the student, have and will increase their tuition. If the state were to increase the amount of the scholarship, the Board of Regents will raise the cost of education to grab that money for themselves, sticking the poor student with the same old obstacle of high tuition.

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Comment #8

LOTTOMIKE — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 08:37:21 GMT

The so-called Truth Campaign against the lottery measure was preparing to distribute church sermon outlines to pastors and bulletin tracks against the measure, the group announced at a news conference April 22, 2008. Cox said that the campaign could expand to include television, radio, and newspaper advertising but that the group will start with 10,000 churchgoers already on its mailing lists.[1]

Cox added, But it's going to take more than simply the religious, churchgoing community, I believ... [ More ]

Comment #7

psykomo — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:30:21 GMT

NOT only do they not PROVIDE enough MONEY

THEY are happy to cut UR BUTT OFF

if you fall below the 3.0

WHY can't they keep YOU-on if you make a 2.5

just reduce the payout ????????????????????????????????????????

NO, NO, NO GIVE the student the old KISS our ASS you

DAM DUMMY BUTT of a student STUPID

Remember student stupid's

US lottery director's GOTTA EAT ah

KEEP up our GOOD image SALARY

YES OH YES WE must save de

LITTLE chrilden LUV dem KID's

LOL

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Comment #6

time*treat — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 17:59:04 GMT

If the kids can keep their GPA numbers up, they should get full rides.

Comment #5

spy153 — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:16:23 GMT

Yeah, I think the last two sentences speak volumes about kids going to college and what's really holding them back. The lottery for education's sake is a very good thing.

Comment #4

JordanT1021 — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:19:46 GMT

go ahead and get the lottery! it is about time. revenue from the nc lottery is amazing

Comment #3

Drivedabizness — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:12:20 GMT

As someone who has spent 20 years in and around the industry, this is always an interesting discussion.

Everyone knows that most players lose most of the time. Its just the way lottery games work. The non-jackpot prizes are supposed to help players rationalize continuing to play while they wait for the big one (in whatever game they like).

College scholarships are the best you win even when you lose argument ever - even better than the lower-tier prizes in my book. People who wou... [ More ]

Comment #2

spy153 — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:59:44 GMT

For the University of Tennessee:Tuition and fees:$5,864 in-state, $17,130 out-of-stateRoom/board:$6,358

So why the surplus? The scholarship programs don't give you enough money. I think they should up the amount given to students meeting their requirements. Like you said, tnplayer805, some of the tougher classes are hard enough, let alone having to maintain a 3.0 GPA to keep your scholarship.

Comment #1

Tnplayer805 — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:35:47 GMT

This doesn't look good for education in Tennessee at all. I'm a student (in another state) and could have gotten $4000 to stay in Tennessee; however, my major wasn't offered in Tenn so I couldn't use any of that money. (Something else that needs to be considered.)

Also, I think it's sort of unfair. I'm majoring in a physical science (atmospheric science to be exact) and I have to take 3 Calculus Courses, 2 Calculus Based Physics Courses, and Statistics. Those are tough classes for an Average... [ More ]

Arkansas watches as Tenn rethinks lottery scholarships

Lottery Post — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:21:00 GMT

If Lt. Gov. Bill Halter's push for a state lottery is successful, Arkansas legislators may want to consider Tennessee's dilemma before writing rules for spending proceeds that would be earmarked exclusively for college scholarships.

Arkansas' eastern neighbor is struggling with what to do with an unintended $460 million surplus from that state's version of a scholarship lottery. Part of the problem is that many scholarship recipients have not been able to maintain grades good enough to keep t... [ More ]