In a speech at Pellissippi State Community College, President Barack Obama outlined plans to make community college tuition-free for certain students. Sound familiar? It should.
The president’s proposal is based in part on Tennessee Promise, Governor Bill Haslam’s plan to put college and technical education within reach of many Tennesseans.
WUOT All Things Considered host Brandon Hollingsworth spoke with White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest, who says the lineage from Tennessee Promise to President Obama’s national plan is clear.