Workers have mixed feelings about "Futures for Frontliners" program

Workers have mixed feelings about "Futures for Frontliners" program

WORKERS HAVE MIXED FEELINGS OVERGOVERNOR WHITMER'S PROPOSAL TOOFFERFREE COLLEGE TO FRONTLINEWORKERS.SOME THINK THE 'FUTURE FORFRONTLINERS' PROGRAM ISBENEFICIAL--BUT OTHERS SAY IT'SUNFAIR.FOX 47'S RACHEL SWEET EXPLAINS."TODAY I'M ANNOUNCING FUTURE FORFRONTLINERS IT'S A PROPOSAL TOHELP ENSURE THOSE HEROS HAVEPATHS TO OPPORTUNITY IT WILLPROVIDE TUITION FREE COLLEGEOPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVERISKEDTHEIR LIVES FIGHTING ON THEFRONT LINE OF THIS PANDEMIC."GOVERNOR GRETCHEN WHITMER MADETHE ANNOUNCMENT ON WEDNEDSDAYDURING HERAFTERNOON PRESSER TO GIVEFRONTLINE WORKERS WHO DON'T HAVEA COLLEGE DEGREE A CHANCE TOEARNA TECHNICAL CERTIFICATE -ASSOCIATE DEGREE OR EVEN ABACHELORS DEGREE -- FOR FREE.ONE ESSENTIAL HOSPITAL WORKERWHO IS ALSO STUDYING TO RECEIVEHER DEGREE THINKS THE"FUTURES FOR FRONTLINERS"PROGRAM IS A GREAT IDEA..

BUTSAYS IT'S UNCLEAR ABOUT WHO ITACTUALLY BENEFITS."IT DOESN'T REALLY ANSWER THEQUESTION WHETHER THE PEOPLE WHOARE CURRENTLY FRONTLINE ANDARE STILL CURRENTLY STUDYINGWHETHER OR NOT IT'S GOING TOAFFECT THEM OR IF WE HAVE ANYBENEFITS OF LIKE LOAN""I THINK IT WOULD BE GREATHONESTLY I MEAN EVERYONE OUTTHERE HAS FAMLIES TOO AND THEREBRINGINGTHE VIRUS HOME POTENTIALLY SO ITHINK IT'S JUST A LITTLEAPPRECIATION FOR US" NICOLEHOLBROOK A SOCIAL WORKER WHO ISCURRENTLY WORKING DURING THISPANDEMIC SAYS SHE FEELSTHE PROGRAM IS A LITTLE UNFAIRTO THOSE WHO ALREADY HAVE THEIRDEGREE..BUT ARE STILLPAYING OFF THEIR STUDENT DEBT."WHAT ABOUT ALL US FRONTLINEWORKERS WHO'VE ALREAY GONETHROUGH THAT PROCESS OFSCHOOL.

YOU KNOW I HOLD AMASTERS IN SOCIAL WORK.

I'M AFRONTLINE I'M AN ESENTIAL WORKERI HAVE TOBE AT WORK EVERYDAY.

I SPENT MYMONEY GOING TO SCHOOL AND I'VEDONE MY TIME IN SCHOOL WHERE'SARE RELIEF?"THE PROGAM IS STILL ONLY APROPOSAL CURRENTLY.IN A RELEASE -- GOVERNOR WHITMERSAID SHE LOOKS FORWARD TOWORKING ON HER PROPOSAL WITH THEBIPARTISAN LEGISLATIVE COALITIONTHAT HELPED PASS THE "RECONNECT"PROGRAM LAST MONTH.IN LANSING RACHEL SWEET.THERE'S A LIST OF WORKERS WHOWOULD BENEFIT FROM THE PROGRAMON FOX 47NEWS DOT COM