MADISON (AP) – Wisconsin is rolling out the nation’s most expansive guarantee of higher education to students in hopes of raising aspirations for low-income families and improving college preparedness.
The state’s 75,000 eighth-graders — of all incomes, in public schools and private — will be able to sign the Wisconsin Covenant agreement starting May 10. They’ll promise to earn a B average in high school, take courses to prepare for college, stay out of trouble and perform community service work.