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On the recordJuly 18, 2012
I think one reason for the increase in scholarships like the HOPE Scholarship...is the hope that having gone to the University of Tennessee, they will stay in Tennessee.
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Lamar Alexander
Republican · Tennessee

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Explaining the rationale behind merit scholarships to retain students in Tennessee.

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