That headline isn’t one you’ll see often these days. But it applies to college scholarship resources in Arkansas — and not only at free-and-easy UCA. The state has a $52 million scholarship fund surplus, even before the state lottery comes on line. Legislators are interested in seeing the money reach students. The state might need to consider setting lower grade requirements to qualify.

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