Cuomo tuition plan wins high marks from Brooklyn pols
Cornegy says, ‘Education is a critical pathway to success’
Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s bold proposal to offer free tuition to undergraduates attending schools in the State University of New York (SUNY) and City University of New York (CUNY) systems is earning him straight A’s from Brooklyn lawmakers.
Under Cuomo’s plan, announced on Jan. 3, students whose families earn less than $125,000 a year would be eligible for free tuition and state and city colleges and universities. Cuomo is calling his proposal the Excelsior Scholarship Program.
Councilmember Robert Cornegy (D-Bedford-Stuyvesant) was among the Brooklyn elected officials praising the plan. “Education is a critical pathway to success. Gov. Cuomo’s Excelsior Scholarship Program expounds upon the work of my colleagues in the City Council who are working together to provide educational equity to all New Yorkers. The Excelsior Scholarship will allow many more to afford a college education in our CUNY and SUNY schools,” he said.