Joelle Phillips, The Tennessean Few Tennesseans — only 32 percent — have college degrees. My great-grandfather did not attend college. As a young man, he left Macedonia for America to […]
Why a higher education is key in Tennessee
Greg Johnson, Knoxville News Sentinel With the deadline for high school seniors to enroll in Gov. Bill Haslam’s first-in-the-nation offer of a free two-year postsecondary education now one month away, […]
State urges students to apply for college
Adam Tamburin, The Tennessean Educators from across the state are working this week to encourage their students to apply for college as their high school years draw to a close. […]
Turnout high for Tenn. Promise mentoring program
Andrea Agardy, The Tullahoma News Last week Mayor Lane Curlee put out a call for volunteers interested in helping high school students make the transition to higher education, and on […]
Nashville leaders focus on postsecondary education
Jamie McGee, The Tennessean Nashville-area employers are headed for a massive labor shortage in the next decade, and boosting postsecondary education enrollment is one way community leaders are trying to […]
tnAchieves needs more mentors
Kendall Morris, WBIR tnAchieves needs more than double the mentors it had last year to accommodate the influx of students applying for the Tennessee Promise program. The Tennessee Promise is […]
Tennessee Promise needs more mentors
Mealand Ragland-Hudgins, Daily News Journal Rutherford County is in need of mentors to guide the Class of 2015 through the Tennessee Promise program. Tennessee Promise offers two years of tuition-free […]
Mentors wanted to help students sign up for Tennessee Promise
Andrea Agardy, The Tullahoma News As the state launches the Tennessee Promise program — which will provide two years of free tuition to thousands of high school graduates across the […]
Tennessee Promise Deadline Looms
WGNS Radio There is a November 1st deadline to apply for the Tennessee Promise scholarship. Dr. MaryLou Apple, president of Motlow College, says it’s a unique scholarship available beginning with […]
Montgomery County seeks mentors for Tennessee Promise
By Elizabeth Black, Communications Director, Montgomery County Government – Clarksvillenow.com Montgomery County Government is seeking community volunteers to mentor students taking part in the Tennessee Promise program. Tennessee Promise allows […]