Delayed Promise in Kentucky

April 29, 2016
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Kentucky lawmakers reached an agreement on a revised plan for free community college, but the state's governor has delayed for one year the scholarship program.

Republican Governor Matt Bevin postponed the Dual Credit and Work-Ready Scholarship program, which had been pushed by House Democrats, on Wednesday. The scholarships would pay for up to two years of college for the state's high school graduates. The program, which was modeled after the Tennessee Promise, would operate on a last-dollar method, meaning aid would be given to students to cover any tuition and fees that federal and state grants or assistance programs do not.

Read more at Inside Higher Ed: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2016/04/29/kentucky-will-delay-free-community-college-scholarship