College Promise Celebrates a Decade of Increasing Free Postsecondary Education with National Convenings

With a focus on growing and strengthening statewide College Promise programs, the organization announces national convenings that will take place across the country with its newly established National Leadership Council WASHINGTON, May 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- As the leading national,...

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, /PRNewswire/ -- As the leading national, non-partisan, non-profit initiative committed to making college, postsecondary career-technical programs, and high-impact training beyond high school universal, free, and accessible for students throughout our nation, College Promise celebrates the 10th anniversary of its launch with its first series of national convenings in and this summer. College Promise, in partnership with the Board of Regents, Arizona Forward, Helios Education Foundation, and College District, will kick off the first national convening at on . The second convening will take place in , at the Mintz Headquarters on .

These convenings will provide policymakers, philanthropists, and advocacy organizations with the technical assistance and model practices to build, improve, and sustain state and local College Promise Programs with leaders who are ready to learn about and adopt best practices that improve program delivery and quality to increase student opportunity, earning credentials of value for success in career and in the rest of their lives. College Promise leaders, researchers, program staff, and partners will share successful policies and practices with the regional communities with the following goals: For ten years, College Promise has dedicated itself to making tuition-free, post-secondary education a reality for millions of students. In the past decade, the initiative has built a national College Promise community, supported the growth of local and state.