The Davenport Promise

A couple of years ago, Kalamazoo, Michigan made headlines with the Kalamazoo Promise. A group of anonymous philanthropists launched an ambitious idea: provide schoolchildren in the Kalamazoo schools with free tuition to a Michigan university. You can learn more from their website.

Since the launch of the Kalamazoo Promise, a number of other cities are exploring this option. So, for example, Pittsburgh has launched the Pittsburgh Promise.

Davenport, Iowa is the latest city to  proposed a similar initiative. Next Tuesday, voters will go to the ballot to decide whether to fund the Davenport Promise. Read more.

You can learn more about the Davenport Promised from their website.