http://www.arktimes.com/ArkansasBlog/archives/2012/12/23/college-a-high-bar-for-poor-students-nate-bel-would-make-it-harder Comments On: College a high bar for poor students; Nate Bell would make it harder by Max Brantley en-us Copyright 2013 Arkansas Times. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, Arkansas Times readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact Arkansas Times. robert@arktimes.com (Arkansas Times Webmaster) Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:01 -0500 Fri, 24 May 2013 16:15:00 -0500 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by kindle01]]> Tue, 08 Jan 2013 21:12:51 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by averyknowles01]]> Tue, 08 Jan 2013 20:27:42 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by mrprincipal07]]> Sun, 23 Dec 2012 16:31:58 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by plainjim]]> Sun, 23 Dec 2012 16:01:34 -0600 Arkansas Times
1. We provide a scholarship ("money," "dollars") for a kid who doesn't have enough money to pay for college so he can pay for college.

2. If the kid doesn't successfully complete his four years and graduate, he must pay back the scholarship (money, dollars), which now it turns out was not actually a scholarship but a loan.

3. He will be able to "pay this BACK" because he didn't spend the money to pay his college bills; he put the scholarship (money, dollars) in the bank, so it is there to be paid back in case he doesn't graduate.

4. OR ELSE, his parents, who didn't have money to send him to college in the first place, now have money equivalent to the scholarship (money, dollars) with which to PAY BACK the money that was furnished by the scholarship.

5. OR ELSE, he is now able--without a college education--to get a high-paying job that will enable him to pay back all of that scholarship (oops: "Loan") (money, dollars).

Is that the way it works, or did I miss something somewhere?

Just wonderin'.
Posted by SkyPilot]]> Sun, 23 Dec 2012 16:00:57 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by RazorbackArmyVet]]> Sun, 23 Dec 2012 15:19:20 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by couldn't be better]]> Sun, 23 Dec 2012 14:36:29 -0600 Arkansas Times
I was prepared to copy and paste the whole NY Times story this morning, glad Max saved me from that chore. This subject is very important to me since I have 2 daughters in college at the U of A in Fayetteville. The oldest is finishing up her degree taking out student loans, the younger one is there thanks to the Arkansas Lottery Scholarship. We're walking a very narrow tightrope financially trying to get these girls thru their last year of college.

Not a week goes by that mag and I don't wake up scared to death that an unforeseen expense will pop up and stop our kid's education in a lurch. Last month the motor blew up in our newest car and here comes Christmas! We're making due driving 2 very old cars that will do fine around town but Allah help us if we have to make a quick trip to Fayetteville. So be it, we're not going to go spend money on another car or a 3000 dollar plus repair of mag's car.....we'll live with it and laugh and laugh someday when the kids are out of college.

All this doubles down on my fear that Arkansas legislators will lower the amount awarded by the Arkansas Lottery Scholarship. Having a percentage of what it takes to attend college is about the same as having zero. Go to any of your utility companies and tell them you almost have enough money to pay your bill and you'll spend January without that utility, without it forever if you don't come up with 100% of the money owed.

So what if I never come up with the money to fix mag's car, that won't hurt the state even a tiny bit. But if Arkansas loses our newly found, thanks to the Lottery Scholarship, record enrollment in state colleges we can kiss our "better state in the future" chances goodbye.

Without a better educated population Arkansas will be doomed to more Nate Bells, more Jason Raperts, more Dimmy Alteses, more Paul Van Dalsems, more Justice Jim Johnsons, more Mike Huckabees. Plus a population of idiot rednecks who will continue to cling to their NRA, high powered assault weapons and loopy religion.

Our kids are making good grades in the hopes of never having to work at Wal-Mart. They understand they must help make Arkansas a better place for the children they'll bring into the world someday. We can't pull the rug from under non-rich Arkansas students unless we want to stay 48th in all bad things forever. God is not blessing Arkansas. We can't shoot our way out of 48th spot, we'll live the Arkansas Plantation life forever if we don't protect the one thing that WILL save us in the future....the ability to get our kids into college and keep them there till they graduate.
Posted by DeathbyInches]]> Sun, 23 Dec 2012 13:06:01 -0600 Arkansas Times Green=College
Red=Serf
See, With this method you can let people know their place in society,
Posted by evil monkey sez]]> Sun, 23 Dec 2012 10:01:40 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by ozarkrazo]]> Sun, 23 Dec 2012 09:32:48 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by Chelydra]]> Sun, 23 Dec 2012 09:28:30 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by 70%er]]> Sun, 23 Dec 2012 09:19:55 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by eLwood]]> Sun, 23 Dec 2012 09:09:07 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by Paul Covert]]> Sun, 23 Dec 2012 09:00:20 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by historian]]> Sun, 23 Dec 2012 08:32:38 -0600 Arkansas Times Benjamin Franklin

Poor Nate must be worn out.
Posted by righter]]> Sun, 23 Dec 2012 08:31:50 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by RYD]]> Sun, 23 Dec 2012 08:16:05 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by TX-Travler]]> Sun, 23 Dec 2012 08:11:39 -0600 Arkansas Times Posted by Archaeopteryx]]> Sun, 23 Dec 2012 08:09:05 -0600 Arkansas Times
Nate Bell, once a dumbass, always a dumbass.
Posted by wannabee conservative]]> Sun, 23 Dec 2012 07:23:02 -0600 Arkansas Times