Michigan Prepares for Tuition-Free Community College for Upcoming School Year

Michigander high school graduates will be able to attend community colleges tuition-free this fall as part of the state’s recently approved fiscal year 2025 budget. The initiative is part of Michigan’s efforts to advance education and advance the goal that 60 percent of working-age adults in Michigan have a skill certificate or college degree by 2030. The fiscal 2025 budget, totaling $82.5 billion, includes a school aid budget of $19 billion, according to a statement by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. It was approved on a party line basis—Democrats have control of both chambers of the Michigan Legislature. “I’m proud of our work to lower the cost of higher education and put college or skills training in reach for more working Michigan families,” Ms. Whitmer said in a statement. “Across our state more Michiganders are going back to school and getting the skills they need for high-skilled, better-paying jobs. We’ll keep working to lower barriers to economic prosperity and help more families ‘make it’ in Michigan.”...