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Tennessee grants exclude older students.(NEWSWATCH)(Brief Article)

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A lottery-funded scholarship program in Tennessee that grants $1,500 a year to college-bound high school students but doesn't grant anything to older students.

While the state's governor said he would like to help nontraditional students, the state senator who brought the lottery to life is not so sure. Sen. Steve Cohen doesn't believe nontraditional students should get new scholarship money. "You get the most bang for your buck by rewarding the most promising students," ...

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