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Waterbury Promise reports program growth, asks board to back state funding request
Summary
A Waterbury Promise representative told the Board the last-dollar scholarship is now up to $5,000 per student, program enrollment has grown and the group will seek $1.5 million in state support; the board was asked to submit written testimony in support.
A Waterbury Promise representative told the Waterbury Board of Education on Feb. 13 that the college access program has expanded its scholar cohort and is seeking state support to sustain and scale services.
The representative said Waterbury Promise offers a last-dollar scholarship now “up to $5,000 a year per student, for the class of 2025 and beyond,” and described growth from an initial 92 scholars to 611 scholars currently enrolled and attending 20 Connecticut colleges. "We have grown so much since," the presenter said.
Why it matters: Waterbury Promise combines scholarship dollars…
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