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Lottery Scholarship Retention Rates Nothing New

Nov 1, 2011JerryArkansas LotteryArkansas Lottery

Last Friday the Department of Higher Education released a study showing 40% of college freshmen who received lottery scholarships last year did not return to school this past August. Among the reasons cited for this failure were students’ inability to meet minimum credit hour and GPA requirements to keep their scholarships.

This is nothing new. The Tennessee Lottery faced this very same situation in the spring of 2008, while lottery proponents were pushing to legalize a lottery in Arkansas. Here’s the problem: (more…)

40% of Students on Lottery Scholarship Do Not Return to College

Oct 31, 2011JerryArkansas LotteryArkansas Lottery, File Cabinet

According a report from the Department of Higher Education, 40% of the traditional freshmen college students receiving financial aid from the Arkansas Lottery did not return to college this fall.

Credit hour and GPA requirements were cited among the reasons students were unable to maintain their lottery scholarships.

You can read a story from the Associated Press about the report by clicking here.

VIDEO: Lottery Director Resignation an Opportunity

Sep 27, 2011JerryArkansas LotteryArkansas Lottery, Video

We posted this video on our Facebook page last week, but in case you missed it, you can check it out below. The lottery director’s resignation is an opportunity for the lottery to move in a more responsible direction.