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virgogal

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6. I wish they had a sliding scale.

Reply to pecosbob (Reply #1)

Fri Mar 15, 2019, 01:42 PM

Mar 2019

My late mother just missed out,by about $1500.00 per year, for free adult day care.

As a result we could only do it 2 days a week instead of the 4 or 5 that she really needed because we had to pay full price.

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University of Tennessee to be free for lower-income students [View all] Judi Lynn Mar 2019 OP

Good for you...now raise the ceiling to 100K. pecosbob Mar 2019 #1

Every situation is different exboyfil Mar 2019 #4

A standard from a state university should reflect local cost of living, of course pecosbob Mar 2019 #8

31k per year or 248k total for 2 students (4 years each) CreekDog Mar 2019 #17

I wish they had a sliding scale. virgogal Mar 2019 #6

Money and funding. Igel Mar 2019 #9

You make many good points. And that "owed" attitude applies to many other things too. oldsoftie Mar 2019 #11

Guidelines for university endowments are generally restricted to 5% frazzled Mar 2019 #14

$100K/yr is not poverty level in Tennessee BluegrassDem Mar 2019 #16

it doesn't mean you can afford 31k per year though CreekDog Mar 2019 #18

Some of these "elite (joke)" Ivy League schools could take a hint. With their Billion $ endowments. oldsoftie Mar 2019 #2

But Ivy League schools like Yale have huge endowments and if you measure up to their standards CTyankee Mar 2019 #23

Same with Georgetown blackdove78 Mar 2019 #24

And the contacts you make last a lifetime. That's the other plus. CTyankee Mar 2019 #29

Good Miguel Smith Mar 2019 #3

I hope they extend the deal to Tennessee Tech exboyfil Mar 2019 #5

Are you kidding me? "Soshilism!!!!!!" NM Grins Mar 2019 #7

I think this is a good link pecosbob Mar 2019 #10

Now that right there is a model of commitment to human development. ancianita Mar 2019 #12

Good for them UpInArms Mar 2019 #13

Hopefully, TN will serve as an example and inspiration for other States. nt Progressive Jones Mar 2019 #26

Fabulous! And fabulous for community college also. Hortensis Mar 2019 #15

I keep misreading this thread title as "University of Tennessee to be free OF lower-income students" FiveGoodMen Mar 2019 #19

I like the idea of free college for those that graduate. Cold War Spook Mar 2019 #20

socialism at its finest Demonaut Mar 2019 #21

Love the program. Not remotely socialism. GulfCoast66 Mar 2019 #25

"Anti-Socialism" has become just another 2 word political slogan on the right. Progressive Jones Mar 2019 #27

Superb Sherman A1 Mar 2019 #22

Wonderful! FM123 Mar 2019 #28