Grant for researching free college tuition moving forward

By Journal Times staff

Wednesday, November 19, 2008 12:33 PM CST

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RACINE — A study to learn about the feasibility of the proposed free college tuition program, the Racine Promise, is one step closer to reality.

The City Council authorized the city grant administrator on Tuesday to apply for a $8,000 We Energies grant to study the cost, interest and feasibility of such a program.

The proposed program, which is far from finalized, could provide free college tuition for nearly all Racine high school graduates.

Details still need to be worked out about how exactly the program would operate.

Aldermen Aron Wisneski and Greg Helding have both been working on the program and Wisneski said he believes it would bring new residents to the city.

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