The Lansing School District is hoping to become one of 10 districts in the state to receive a Promise Zone certification from the state, which would create up to four-year scholarships for Lansing School District children.
According to excerpts from the article:
“We believe that this is a very beneficial effort to our students and to our community,” Superintendent T.C. Wallace Jr. said at Thursday’s meeting. “We’re optimistic that the establishment of this Promise Zone will help us to maintain enrollment, to attract new families to Lansing, to our community and to our school."
For students living within the district, the scholarships could cover the tuition required to earn an associate degree or its equivalent at a Michigan community or junior college. The scholarships potentially could cover a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent at a Michigan post-secondary institution.
Gov. Jennifer Granholm plans to establish 10 Promise Zones across the state. Dennis Fliehman, president and chief executive officer of Lansing’s Capital Region Community Foundation, said establishing a Promise Zone would create a more educated work force in Lansing.
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