Detroit Promise

Palace Entertainment Vice Chairman Arn Tellem (left) and CMS President Patti Poppe (right) hand $1 million checks to Community Foundation President Isaiah Oliver.

Education

$2 million donated to Flint Promise college scholarship program

Steve Carmody

Starting in 2018, Flint high school students will get some help to pay for college.The Consumers Energy Foundation and Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores are…

Teacher and students at Flint's Southwestern Academy.

Education

Effort under way to make Flint a "promise zone"

Steve Carmody

There’s new legislation that may help more Flint school children go to college.Ten Michigan communities are designated as so-called "promise zones."The…

Education

GVSU latest school to offer Detroit grads tuition-free college

Rebecca Kruth

Another school has signed on with the Detroit Promise to make it easier for more of the city's students to attend college.Grand Valley State University is…