Heather Mullinix, Crossville Chronicle While much of the focus of the Drive to 55 initiative in the state has been on high school graduates, a new program hopes to make […]
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Can our community college system honor Tennessee Promise?
By Sam Stockard, The Nashville Ledger With more than 50,000 high school seniors applying for free community college tuition and fees through Gov. Bill Haslam’s Tennessee Promise, it’s reasonable […]
Keeping The Promise
Paul Bradley, Community College Week Soon after being named to spearhead Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam’s drive to dramatically increase the number of college-degree holders in the state, Mike Krause started […]
How ‘Tennessee Promise’ got its start
Megan Boehnke, Knoxville News Sentinel Like any good preacher, Buzz Thomas begins with his hands in his pockets and a casual tone, leaving plenty of room for his message to crescendo. […]
Students jump at chance for free college tuition
Dave Boucher, The Tennessean When Gov. Bill Haslam announced the creation of the Tennessee Promise scholarship program, the state anticipated 20,000 students might apply. A little more than a week before the […]
Benefits of Free
Paul Fain, Inside Higher Ed The concept of tuition-free community college is picking up steam. Chicago this month followed Tennessee with the creation of a new community-college scholarship for high […]
Benefits of Free
Paul Fain, Inside Higher Ed The concept of tuition-free community college is picking up steam. Chicago this month followed Tennessee with the creation of a new community-college scholarship for high […]
What The State’s Largest Public College System Expects From Tennessee Promise
Emily Siner, Nashville Public Radio The Tennessee Board of Regents may see 5,000 to 6,000 new students next year — meaning students who otherwise wouldn’t attend a TBR school — […]
35,000 Tennessee students apply for free community college
Joey Garrison, The Tennessean If there’s a single moment that has best captured the rush to attend community college for free in Tennessee, it probably came at Motlow State last […]
