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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is not unprecedented:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/16/magazine/kalamazoo-mich-the-city-that-pays-for-college.html?_r=0

Though the main difference with the program in Kalamazoo is that the students must attend a Michigan public university or community college (and it was a private donation, not city funded). I have relatives in Kalamazoo using this program and it is already making a big difference.

In practice, it could revitalize DCPS and charters beyond elementary school. Families would stick around and work to make it happen if the grant is that significant. It could revitalize the economy if people stay in the city for the long haul. I really hope they pass this. It would be a game changer.[/quote]

[b]Is this why Detroit is broke[/b]. [/quote]

No, sorry, Detroit went broke over graft and short-sighted policies. In comparison,[b] this is smart policy-making, probably one that pays for itself in increased tax revenue within a decade or so[/b].[/quote]

Kalamazoo, not Detroit. And it was a private gift, not public funds. Private or public, it is smart, and forward thinking - an investment in the future, something very few of our politicians think about these days. It would be nice to see DC policy that invests in children in addition to developers.[/quote]

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