Arkansas is seven years and $95 million away from meeting the regional standard for the percentage of state residents with college degrees, according to a report issued Friday by a task force created by the Legislature.

Much of the money would be devoted to scholarships to help get students into college and to colleges to encourage them to keep the students moving through the educational process.

Download task force's report

This article was published Friday, August 15, 2008.

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