Detroit Drives Degrees Blog

• Perspective and Facts: Detroit News Coverage on Detroit Promise and Detroit Promise Path

  On Thursday, March 18, the Detroit News published an in-depth article on the Detroit Promise and Detroit Promise Path program, Detroit’s College Aid Program Falls Short, but Hopes Remain. The article was largely positive as it highlighted many of the successes of this …

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• The Detroit Promise Works To Boost College Enrollment Among Detroit Residents

  March 23, 2021 CBS Detroit The Detroit Promise is a last-dollar scholarship that provides eligible Detroit students the ability to earn an associate’s degree, bachelor’s degree, or technical certificate, tuition-free, at participating academic institutions. They have been working hard to …

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• Wayne State University Introduces Scholarship for Essential Workers

  March 2, 2021 Michigan Chronicle  Megan Kirk Wayne State University has announced an initiative to help frontline workers get a break in the cost of education. The Frontliners Forward Scholarship will offer $4,000 dollars to essential frontline employees looking to …

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• Learn More About Grow Detroit Young Talent Program

  Grow Detroit’s Young Talent (GDYT) is a city-wide summer job and training program that employs young adults between the ages of 14 and 24 for 120 hours. Youth participants are permanent residents of Detroit and have completed an application and registration process to become eligible along with work readiness training. Learn how to get involved.

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• Over 40,000 apply for Michigan Reconnect in first two weeks

  New state scholarship offers free tuition at in-district community colleges, provides deep discount for out-of-district students LANSING, Mich.—In the two weeks since launch, over 40,000 Michiganders have submitted applications to take advantage of the Michigan Reconnect  program on their path to pursuing …

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• Feb 3: Sandy K. Baruah on the Guy Gordon Show

  February 3 – The Guy Gordon Show

  The Detroit Regional Chamber’s Sandy K. Baruah talks with Guy Gordon about their State of Education report.

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• College enrollment in Southeast Michigan fell sharply in 2020 amid pandemic

  Crain’s Detroit Business February 3, 2021 By Chad Livengood Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s ambitious 2030 goal of getting 60 percent of Michigan’s adult population to have some level of postsecondary education attainment has suffered a pandemic setback as college enrollment sharply …

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• Pandemic hindering enrollment in college and degree programs, report finds

  February 3 – The Detroit News

  Postsecondary enrollment in Michigan dropped 8.6% last fall and completions of federal aid applications — a key factor in college accessibility for low-income students — were down 16% in Michigan, evidence of the pandemic disruption on education.

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• Report: Education Metrics Worsen in Metro Detroit Over 5 Years

  February 3 – DBusiness

  While the high school graduation rate in metro Detroit matches the national average at 85 percent, the share of the region’s high school students who are considered college-ready has decreased to 36 percent from 40 percent over the past five years, according to the Detroit Regional Chamber’s 2021 State of Education report.

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• Report: More metro Detroit high school grads are not college ready

  February 3 – Detroit Free Press

  Metro Detroit is slipping in its effort to produce a well-educated workforce, a trend that could saddle the region’s economy with fewer jobs, lower incomes and slower growth.

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