BIRMINGHAM
PROMISE, A PLAN
BY BIRMINGHAM
MAYOR RANDALL
WOODFIN TO
MAKE SURE
EVERY HIGH
SCHOOL
GRADUATE IN
THE CITY,
ATTENDING AN
IN-STATE
COLLEGE OR
UNIVERSITY,
DOES SO TUITION
FREE.
SOUNDS LIKE AN
AMAZING
OPPORTUNITY.
BUT THE NOVEL
IDEA IS DRAWING
BOTH PRAISE
AND CRITICISM.
LET'S TALK
ABOUT IT WITH
MAYOR RANDALL
WOODFIN RIGHT
NOW.
MAYOR THANKS
FOR JOINING US.
#1
YOU ANNOUNCE
YOUR
BIRMINGHAM
PROMISE.
IT INVOLVES AN
APPRENTICESHIP
PROGRAM AND
OFFERS A
TUITION FREE
COLLEGE
EDUCATION FOR
ANY GRADUATE
OF THE CITY'S
SEVEN HIGH
SCHOOLS.
THAT'S A BIG
IMPORTANT
INVESTMENT.
THE BIG
QUESTION IS
HOW DO YOU
FUND IT?
#2
WHO'S
OPERATING THE
BIRMINGHAM
PROMISE
ORGANIZATION?
#3
HAVE YOU
CALCULATED
HOW MANY
STUDENTS YOU
EXPECT TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF
THE TUITION
FREE
EDUCATION?
#4
SO YOU ARE
TRYING TO
PROVIDE
COLLEGE
OPPORTUNITIES
FOR STUDENTS
IN THE CITY, I
HEARD YOU CALL
YOURSELF THE
C.E.O., IN THIS
CASE, THE CHIEF
EXPLANATION
OFFICER OF
YOUR PROGRAM.
HOW DOES IT
MAKE YOU FEEL
THAT ALONG
WITH THE
PRAISE, A
NUMBER OF
PEOPLE ARE
CRITICIZING THE
BIRMINGHAM
PROMISE?
#5
WHY DID YOU
HAVE TO MOVE
TWO MILLION
DOLLARS FROM
FUNDING TO
BIRMINGHAM
CITY SCHOOLS
TO SUPPORT
THIS?
#6
THIS IS A PUBLIC
PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIP.
THAT'S THE CITY,
PRIVATE DONORS
AND EVEN
EVERYDAY
CITIZENS CAN
SUPPORT THIS
PLAN, HOW SO?
MAYOR RANDALL
WOODFIN, THAT'S
FOR EXPLAINING
THE BIRMINGHAM
PROMISE.
WE'LL PUT MORE
INFORMATION ON
CBS42.COM,
INCLUDING A LINK
TO THE
PROGRAM.
NOW LET'S GET A
QUICK CHECK OF
WEATHER AND