Doyle’s plan, dubbed the “Wisconsin Covenant,” would let eighth-graders whose families meet certain income requirements sign a pledge promising they will take college-prep courses, maintain a high grade-point average and be good citizens. Then, when those students are ready for college and all other aid is exhausted, the state will cover whatever tuition gap remains through grants, subsidized loans or work-study jobs at any University of Wisconsin System campus that accepts them.
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