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Colorado high schoolers going forth with a state-paid fifth year

Almost 300 Colorado high school seniors are eligible for a state-paid year of college this fall — a policy garnering attention from the nation’s capital as a model to push poor kids to higher education.

Colorado’s "fifth-year" program allows seniors to elect to have high schools withhold their diplomas for a year so they can go to college on the state’s dime.

By Allison Sherry
The Denver Post

Full Story: http://www.denverpost.com/ci_14878787

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