With the recent release of the report of the Lieutenant Governor's Commission on Higher Education, Michigan attempts to define an important new standard for the level of education that states will regard as their responsibility to provide. This report calls for all Michigan citizens to strive for the completion of a post-secondary degree or credential "coupled with a guarantee from the state of financial support linked to the achievement of that goal."

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