According to this story in the Knoxville News Sentinel, TN’s lottery scholarships have increased attendance at post secondary institutes of learning. However, the failure rate is the highest. So, while the high school graduation rates increased. The psychological damage of students failing so quickly may have hurt them more. So, Bill Haslam has another challenge thanks to eight years of “Prince Phillip of Nashville” and a TN lottery that is just about keeping the poor, poor.
MARK ELMORE, TREASURER
