AlamoPROMISE featured on PBS 新闻Hour

AlamoPROMISE was featured prominently on the nationwide news program PBS 新闻Hour on Wednesday night. 

The story explored how the AlamoPROMISE program is tackling education inequality with free and reduced college in 圣安东尼奥. 

The segment aired as part of the award-winning program’s Rethinking 大学 series. 

AlamoPROMISE and 圣安东尼奥 大学 student, 蒙特罗Jaedan, McCollum High School student, 玛丽莎Cardenas, Dr. 迈克•弗洛, 阿拉莫大学 区 Chancellor and Mayor Ron Nirenberg were all interviewed as part of the segment. 

“We are thrilled that the work of the 阿拉莫大学 区 and our AlamoPROMISE team is being recognized on a national level,” said 阿拉莫大学 区 Chancellor, Dr. 迈克•弗洛. “This reflects the dedication of the 阿拉莫大学 区 to serve our community and our collective work to make lives better for so many here in 圣安东尼奥.”

Now in its third year, AlamoPROMISE is serving 11 school district partners and 47 high schools as a result of an expanded level of service that reaches more students across the region.

AlamoPROMISE covers tuition and required fees for current academic year graduates from participating high schools seeking an academic certificate or associate’s degree at one of the five 阿拉莫大学: Northeast Lakeview 大学, 西北Vista 大学, 帕洛阿尔托学院, 圣安东尼奥 大学, 和圣. 菲利普的大学. 

To watch the segment, 点击这里.