I read this on FARK, of all places:

Anonymous donor promises college tuition to all KPS graduates
Thursday, November 10, 2005
By Julie Mack
jmack@kalamazoogazette.com.388-8578
COPYRIGHT KALAMAZOO GAZETTE

Starting with the Class of 2006, students who graduate from Kalamazoo Public Schools will be promised a four-year scholarship to any public college or university in Michigan, KPS officials announced tonight.

The scholarship program — called the Kalamazoo Promise — will cover 100 percent of tuition and mandatory fees for children who have been enrolled in KPS since kindergarten and whose parents live in the district.

A partial scholarship will be given to students who enter after kindergarten. For instance, a child who transfers to KPS in third grade would receive a scholarship covering 90 percent of tuition, while a student who transfers in ninth grade would receive a 65-percent scholarship.

The scholarship must be used at a publicly funded institution in Michigan, and includes community colleges.

The scholarship fund has been established by a donor or donors who wish to remain anonymous and will be administered through the Kalamazoo Community Foundation. The purpose is to “promote community development,” said Alex Lee, KPS spokesman.

“Starting tomorrow, there’s not a kid in our district who is not college material,” said Lee.