Senate Speaker Ron Ramsey OF BLOUNTVILLE has signaled a possible compromise on lottery scholarship retention standards. The NORTHEAST TENNESSEE Republican said YESTERDAY he may agree to let students with a B-minus average keep their grants with a small reduction in the scholarship amount as an incentive to get back to the current B standard. Lawmakers have been debating whether to lower the cumulative grade point averaged needed to maintain a lottery scholarship. Under current rules, a student must be enrolled full time in college, have a GPA of at least 2.75 after their freshman year and a cumulative 3.0 GPA for subsequent years to keep the scholarship. The governor has said he supports lowering the retention GPA to 2.75.