Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Politics / Woods Kyle Launches Governor's Campaign by Promising to Freeze College Tuition
Posted by Jeff Woods on Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 12:46 PM
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Jim Kyle kicked off his campaign for governor by making a promise he can't keep without raising taxes. He says he wants to freeze tuition rates for students throughout their entire college careers. Thanks to $500 million in federal stimulus money, higher education only narrowly escaped deep cuts this year. That money runs out just in time for the next governor's first budget.
"So long as you are making sufficient progress toward attaining a degree, we will never, never raise your tuition. What you paid as a freshman you will pay as a senior."
In his announcement on the campus of the University of Memphis, Kyle also said his platform will emphasize improving graduation rates at the state's colleges and universities. And he said he wants to create a scholarship program to persuade people who left school within a year of graduating to return to school and complete their degrees.
Read Kyle's speech here.
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