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Spillover Effects Of The Robinson Scholars Program In The Service Area, Carla S. Tabeling Jan 2007

Spillover Effects Of The Robinson Scholars Program In The Service Area, Carla S. Tabeling

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High rates of poverty and low levels of educational attainment have plagued the Appalachian region throughout history. The Robinson Scholars Program was created in 1996 as part of the University of Kentucky Board of Trustees’ plan to support economic and community development in Appalachian Kentucky.

The Robinson Scholars Program is a scholarship and student support program that serves first-generation college and college-bound students from twenty-nine Eastern Kentucky counties with historically low rates of college attendance. The Program’s mission is to empower students to complete baccalaureate degrees and thereby add to the educational capital of their communities. The first class of …