$10,000 Competition Promotes Plan to Offer Free Tuition for Michigan Students
High school seniors are invited to enter #mi2020 scholarship contest while Senate Democrats prepare to introduce legislation this week to offer free in-state tuition.
High school seniors are being encouraged to enter a new $10,000 scholarship competition as a means to promote a state Democrat-backed plan called "Michigan 2020" that would provide free in-state college tuition for every Michigan student. The college affordability plan, announced in January and set to be introduced later this week with approval from Michigan Senate Democrats, would give each graduate of a Michigan high school an education grant of approximately $9,500 each year for in-state university or community college tuition. The estimated $1.8 billion proposal would be funded by putting a term limit on corporate tax credits and charging state sales tax to online retailers. Senate Democratic Leader Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday …
Thomas Delise
12:20 pm on Thursday, April 12, 2012
But he personally negotiated with the union for a 10% cut. Well by phone that is !!! more ›