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Haslam: A bold promise for the future of students, state

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By Times Free Press Staff 3 min read

PROMOTING PROMISEGov. Bill Haslam will be at Red Bank High School today at 10:30 a.m. to talk about the Tennessee Promise scholarship program with students, educators, local officials and legislators.

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Tennessee high school seniors now have an opportunity to change the future — for themselves and their families — and for our state.

Earlier this year, working with the General Assembly, we passed the Tennessee Promise, a new scholarship program that provides two years of community or technical college to graduating high school seniors absolutely free of tuition and fees.

The class of 2015 will be the first to take advantage of this program. Starting this month through Nov. 1, we are encouraging high school seniors to go online at www.TNPromise.gov to sign up.

For many families, cost has been one the biggest hurdles to higher education. With the Tennessee Promise, we hope this first two years of tuition-free college will help make it more affordable for more of our students to earn a certificate or degree beyond high school.