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2012-05-14T15:12:59Z

We Pledge Eucation for All!

Students, parents, educators, and members of the greater Tennessee community have joined forces to demand a change in our state. Tuition Equality Now (TEN) is a youth-led campaign fighting for education for all. We are committed to ensuring that undocumented students Tennessee students have access to instate tuition rates to attend college.

On May 19^th, join our graduates in calling for Tuition Equality Now!

Here are 4 simple ways you can support Tuition Equality:

1) Stand with us and wear a blue ribbon around your left wrist! Any blue ribbon will do and anyone can wear it, anywhere in the world!

2) Sign the petition below.

3) Share a photo of yourself wearing a blue ribbon and your story of why you support Tuition Equality. Post it on our facebook page www.facebook.com/ten4tn or email it to karla@tnimmigrant.org

4) Spread the word - share our Facebook page and tell all your friends!

Why do we need tuition equality?

2012-05-08T21:15:45Z

Every year thousands of undocumented students graduate high school with their peers. Our Tennessee students cross the stage with hopes of continuing their education and starting a career that benefits our state and strengthens our community. However, no matter how long they have lived in Tennessee or what their potential is, these graduates face great barriers because of our current tuition policy. Undocumented Tennessee students must pay more than three times as much as much as their classmates to attend a public college or university. Such high tuition rates lead to only 5 – 10% of undocumented high school graduates continuing their education.

In recent years, Tennesseans have joined together and made education a top priority for our state. Together we have committed to improving K- 12 education, lowering high school drop-out rates, and increasing college access and completion. We have trained the best teachers to prepare our students for success, while instilling in graduates our values of fairness, equality, justice and opportunity. We can only live up to our ideals and meet these goals by bringing tuition equality to Tennessee. Our policies must reflect our values and allow all Tennessee students fair access to higher education.

Students, parents, educators, and members of the greater Tennessee community have joined forces to demand a change in our state. Tuition Equality Now (TEN) is a youth-led campaign fighting for education for all. We are committed to ensuring that undocumented Tennessee students have access to instate tuition rates to attend college.

Join us and add your name to the call for tuition equality!

Petition

We, the undersigned, demand tuition equality for all Tennessee students, regardless of their immigration status.

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