New York State Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is in central New York today. This morning, she joined Syracuse Mayor Matt Driscoll, Congressman Dan Maffei, Syracuse University Chancellor Nancy Cantor and others at the Whitman School at SU for a round table discussion about education.
The Say Yes to Education program is designed to help children who cannot afford to pay for college have a chance to succeed. Gillibrand says she will back to program at the national level, and was impressed with the fact the program starts when children are young.
"I do think it's visionary, I think its inspiring and I do think it's the solution for America and look forward to partnering with you and being your voice on a natural level" Gillibrand said.
One student at the discussion whose mother is on workers compensation says he couldn't begin college when he should have because he needed to work and contribute to his home. As a result of Say Yes to education, a program that is still in need of more funding, helped him afford college and he will begin taking classes next year.
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