NPR.org SEPTEMBER 12, 2015 8:12 AM ET Tennessee Promise is a program that enables all eligible students to attend community college free of cost. NPR’s Scott Simon speaks to Paul Leddy, […]
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White House: Changes will make FAFSA easier
Adam Tamburin, The Tennessean The White House over the weekend announced changes to the FAFSA that have long been endorsed by Sen. Lamar Alexander, and that the administration said would eliminate the biggest roadblock […]
THE LIST: Bill Haslam, Tennessee Governor
Politico 50 A higher bar for higher ed. Lost amid the furor over President Obama’s free-community college proposal this year—whether it was a new GI Bill, an empty promise or […]
College Enrollment Jumps Under TN Promise
Adam Tamburin, The Tennessean 10:01 a.m. CDT September 12, 2015 Three weeks after thousands of Tennessee Promise students arrived on campus for the first time, administrators across the state are getting a […]
The Free Community College Experiment Everyone is Watching
PBS NEWSHOUR, VIDEO Tennessee is expecting record enrollment at its community colleges this year, under a new program that guarantees two years of tuition for free for students who meet some […]
The Power of Free Community College
Nancy Cook, The Atlantic In Tennessee, students are given an opportunity to obtain more education, without financial constraints. Caitlin McLawhorn could never have gone to college, she says, without the […]
Editorial: Southwest Tennessee Community College, TNPromise ready to change lives in Memphis
The Commercial Appeal, Memphis Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam’s Tennessee Promise initiative, which will let students attend a community college or state college of applied technology tuition free, kicked off this […]
Gov. Haslam visits first class of Tennessee Promise recipients (Video)
Video Michelle Corbet, Memphis Business Journal Gov. Bill Haslam was in Memphis Tuesday to visit the first class of Southwest Tennessee Community College students who are attending college tuition-free this year […]
Message to Haslam: ‘Thanks Gov!’
Opening class of Tennessee Promise set Posted Tuesday, August 25, 2015 11:23 am CHRISTY ARMSTRONG Banner Staff Writer Gov. Bill Haslam said it was “like Christmas morning” when he visited the campus of Cleveland […]
The Road to Tennessee Promise
Adam Tamburin, The Tennessean On. Feb. 3, 2014, Gov. Bill Haslam announced his plan for the state to offer tuition-free community and technical college to Tennessee’s high school graduates. It vaulted Tennessee […]