Discuss “‘Pittsburgh Promise’ falls short on funds for class of ’08”

Last December, Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl and Pittsburgh Public Schools Superintendent Mark Roosevelt announced the start of the “Pittsburgh Promise,” a guarantee to Pittsburgh public schools students that they would have money for college if they met certain academic and behavioral requirements, such as avoiding disciplinary problems, attending class, and completing their homework.

While the program is expected to take effect for this year’s graduating class, the Promise looks like it may fall short due to funding problems.

In order for the Promise program to provide scholarships to all of its graduating seniors, the program would need to raise between $5 million and $7 million each year.

As of the end of August, the program...