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LANSING, Mich. - A tiny rural school district where nine out of 10 students come from needy families is offering high school graduates $5,000 a year for four years to fulfill their college dreams.
Baldwin Superintendent Randy Howes will hold a ceremony Tuesday to launch the program for 25 students set to graduate next spring.
All students in Baldwin schools will be covered by the new scholarship offer.
The community of just over 1,000 people is the first in Michigan to follow the example of the highly popular Kalamazoo Promise, which guarantees free college tuition to graduates of Kalamazoo Public Schools.
Ten Michigan communities have gotten state approval this year to set up scholarship programs. Baldwin's is the only one ready to go as the new school year gets under way.
Baldwin is located between Ludington and Reed City
