The first-of-its-kind partnerships were developed out of a desire to get more students from low-income backgrounds “to and through college,” says KIPP spokesperson Steve Mancini. Each college will guarantee spots to 15 KIPP graduating students for the 2013-2014 school year, and 20 students each year thereafter. Additionally, the KIPP Metro Atlanta schools will serve as expanded work-study sites for students at Spelman and Morehouse.
