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Message: From GoLocalProv by Guest MINDSETTER™ Michael Van Leesten : More than fifty years ago, I had the opportunity to graduate from Rhode Island College. I was one of only a small group of students of color in my graduating class – four to be exact. I got lucky for sports was my ticket. The harsh reality is that college was an opportunity denied too many of my talented friends as the result of limited access and affordability. I wish I could write to say “that was back then.” Unfortunately, we’re not there yet as data bears out. http://www.golocalprov.comhttp://beta.golocalprov.com/guest-mindsetter-van-leesten-governors-proposal-will-unleash-opportunity-fo