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This month marks the five-year anniversary of the Grand Rapids Promise Zone scholarship, providing free education to Grand Rapids Public School students attending Grand Rapids Community College

Under Whitmer's proposal, eligible students must have lived in Michigan for the year prior to enrollment, must have a high school diploma and must not have previously completed a college degree.

Beginning in the 2021 fall semester, qualifying low-income students can receive free tuition through the Grand Valley Pledge. A program removing financial…