Michigan towns attempt to replicate Kalamazoo Promise program despite money limitations — Kalamazoo Gazette by Julie Mack
KALAMAZOO, MI — Lack of wealthy donors shouldn’t stop communities from replicating The Kalamazoo Promise, speakers said Wednesday at the opening session of PromiseNet 2010, a three-day national conference in Kalamazoo.
Consider Baldwin, a community of 11,000 people about an 80-minute drive north of Grand Rapids.
It took several years of organizing and fund-raising, but the 23 students in Baldwin High School’s Class of 2010 are all guaranteed scholarships worth $20,000 over four years.