Tennessee Governor Wants Free Community College for All - Crystal Shepeard, Care2

In recent years, many states have been considering ways to make college more affordable. Budget cuts at public universities have made tuition increases necessary to cover costs. This has forced many to choose between high debt in order to afford a four year university or forgoing college all together. Some states have been considering “pay-it-forward” programs in which students attend public universities for free, paid for by income deductions of past graduates. Earlier this month, Tennessee became the latest state to consider free higher education. In his State of the State address, Governor Bill Haslam presented a plan which would allow any high school student in Tennessee to attend a two-year community college for free. The costs would be paid out of the state’s lottery fund, with an initial endowment of $300 million dollars. http://www.care2.com/causes/tennessee-governor-wants-free-community-college-for-all.html