PHOENIX (AP) — As a first-generation college student, Austin Kissinger was looking forward to celebrating graduation with others of similar backgrounds who helped each other find their way at the ...

Ready to Succeed, co-founded by former development exec Romi Lassally, helps students in the foster system finish college and now boasts a 90 percent graduation rate for scholars in its program. By ...

College promise initiatives got started earlier in other states but have expanded across Texas in recent years.