Promise
Promise in the News
Promise in the News
This page contains a sampling of media coverage of the Kalamazoo Promise.
Local and Regional Media Coverage
- "Kalamazoo Promise" Delivers
(CBS Evening News, February 5, 2007)
- Promise' shows students want to go to college
(Kalamazoo Gazette, September 10, 2006)
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Scholarships could spark city redevelopment
(Kalamazoo Gazette, September 11, 2005)
By Al Jones
National Media Coverage
- A Promising Future
(Economist, February 7, 2008)
- The Rebirth of Kalamazoo
(ABC News Video)
Philanthropists start a fund to stop one Michigan city's economic slide.
- In Kalamazoo, a Promise Boosts School Enrollment
(NPR: Morning Edition, November 29, 2006)
by Kaomi Goetz
- Growing a City, From the Roots Up
(The New York Times, November 13, 2006)
By Keith Schneider
- Free University Education Sparks Economic Rebirth for Midwest City
(Voice of America, September 13, 2006)
- Michigan City Hands Out First Scholarships
(ABC News, Jun 8, 2006)
by James Prichard
- Tuition for Students, a Better Future for Their City
(Washington Post, May 29, 2006)
By Kari Lydersen
- College Tuition Promise Stokes
Housing in Kalamazoo, Mich.
(Wall Street Journal, March 13, 2006)
By Neal E. Boudette
- Civics Lesson: Kalamazoo , Mich. , Pegs Revitalization On a Tuition Plan; Promise of College Funding Stokes Housing Demand, But Will Jobs Come, Too?; 'Totally Awesome,' a Teen Says
(Wall Street Journal, March 10, 2006)
By Neal E. Boudette
- 'Gift of Hope' For Kalamazoo Youth
(CBS Evening News, November 23, 2005)
- No money for college? One town's reply.
(The Christian Science Monitor, November 16, 2005)
By Yvonne Zipp
International Media Coverage
- USA: College Gratis Contro Fuga Studenti
(ITALY - ZAI.net, March 22, 2006)
by di Mercoledi
"The Promise" in Other Cities
- Sweet home Alabama: Alabama students have open access to a new world of learning
(Converge Online, 2007)
By Mark Gura
- Tuition grants a lure for city schools
Plan aims to put students in college, draw people to city
(Post Gazette, December 14, 2006)
By Rich Lord, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- "Ventura Promise" Debuts!
(Ventura, California, March, 2, 2006)
- Holland [Michigan] officials considering a 'Kalamazoo Promise'
(Muskegon Chronicle, November 20, 2006)
By Kym Reinstadler
- Can Dayton pull off the "big promsie?"
(Dayton Daily News, September 25, 2006)
By S. Elliott
- 'The Promise' of a higher education
(South Bend Tribune February 27, 2006)
by Michael Wanbaugh
- Free college tuition
(DesMoines Register, February 6th, 2006)
by Travis Graven
- New Economic Development Initiative Proposes College Scholarships for All Newton Graduates
(Newton, Iowa February 2, 2006)