ERIC Number: EJ1462220
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 23
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ISSN: ISSN-2577-7270
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The Equity Effects of the State Funding of Higher Education and Lottery-Funded Scholarships
Mary Borg
Higher Education Politics & Economics, v11 n1 p23-39, 43-48 2025
Are state universities and state scholarship programs perpetuating income inequality in the United States? Using data from Florida on the number of students from each public high school in the state who attended a State University System (SUS) university and the number who received a Florida Bright Futures (FBF) scholarship, this paper attempts to answer this question. The results of the models showed that an average high school with no disadvantaged students could expect to send 124 students to SUS universities and to have 121 students receive FBF scholarships, but the same average high school with 100% disadvantaged students could expect only seven students to go to SUS universities and seven students to receive FBF scholarships. The results indicate that the distribution of the benefits of state higher education funding and FBF scholarships is regressive.
Descriptors: High School Students, State Colleges, Scholarships, Access to Education, Public Schools, Disadvantaged Youth, Student Characteristics, Educational Equity (Finance), College Attendance
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Florida
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