Students in Kalamazoo, Mich., react to the news their college tuition would be paid for to any public university in the state.
Scholarships offered to nearly all Kalamazoo grads
In one of the biggest such programs in the U.S., an anonymous group of benefactors is offering college scholarships for at least the next 13 years to nearly all Kalamazoo high-school graduates.
The scholarships will be good at any of Michigan's public universities or community colleges, and the amounts will depend on how long the student has been in the Kalamazoo school system. Those who enrolled in kindergarten would get a free ride.
"This is truly a way for dreams to come true," Superintendent Janice Brown said Friday.
Civic leaders were delighted by the program, The Kalamazoo Promise, and said it could transform this largely middle-class city of 77,000 by attracting businesses and drawing homebuyers with children.
What a class act. Don't we all wish we lived in Kalamazoo?
Students in Kalamazoo, Mich., react to the news their college tuition would be paid for to any public university in the state.
Scholarships offered to nearly all Kalamazoo grads
