As a parent of a high school senior, I can tell you that college is ridiculously expensive these days. Ivy League and many other private colleges cost over $50,000 per year with room and board and tuition. And it’s not only elite schools that are pricey. I have an adult niece who is going to massage therapy school for 1 year, and her tuition for that is over $12,000.

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There are millions of American high school students who cannot even afford to attend public, local colleges. But I read about a town in Michigan that is offering each of their high school seniors a $5,000-per-year scholarship to cover 4 years of college. 9 out of 10 students in the Baldwin School District come from needy families so  the town has gotten together to make donations to begin funding this program. Hooray for Baldwin! Read about it here.

College should be available for everyone in the USA who wants to go. It shouldn’t be a luxury. Don’t you agree?

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