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Evaluating The Effects Of The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery On College Participation, Noah Aaron Pittman
Evaluating The Effects Of The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery On College Participation, Noah Aaron Pittman
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In recent years, lottery scholarship programs have become a popular policy program for states that wish to help students afford higher education without having to raise new taxes. Through a statewide lottery, profits from the program are passed onto college students in the form of merit-based scholarships. Even with strong opposition from opponents who questioned how much a lottery would benefit the entire population of the state, the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery was created via voter referendum in 2008.
A key goal of the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery was to increase college participation, especially among underrepresented students. The study therefore sought to …