Lawmakers push scholarships to keep students in Michigan

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Written By Christine Homan

College students are leaving the state in droves after graduation, and lawmakers are pursuing ways to keep them here.

“We need the best and brightest of our college graduates to stay in Michigan to help create new jobs and help bring Michigan’s economy back,” said Rep. James Bolger, R-Marshall.

Bolger has proposed a Keep Michigan Scholars Program to encourage students to stay in the state.

Co-sponsors include Reps. Matt Lori, R-Constantine, Pete Lund, R-Shelby Township, Kevin Daley, R-Lum, and Tory Rocca, R-Sterling Heights.

The program would establish a scholarship with eligibility requirements similar to those of the suspended Michigan Promise scholarship. However, recipients would have to live and work in Michigan for five years after they graduate.

Read the full article on the Holland Sentinel

Christine Homan
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