N&R reports:

It’s big news that centers on one little word: Yes.

Guilford County is officially the next Say Yes to Education partnership community, local and national officials announced this morning.

They called that news “historic” and life changing for students in Guilford public schools.

The most immediate benefit of the partnership is that students in the class of 2016 will be eligible for last-dollar tuition scholarships that close the gap between tuition costs and the amount covered by other scholarships and grants. Guilford high schools had about 5,330 seniors as of Tuesday, according to an unofficial count.

The partnership will be a “huge benefit” for Guilford students, many of whom are traditionally under served by colleges and universities, said Nora Carr, chief of staff for Guilford County Schools.

“So that’s very exciting,” she said.

According to the N&R, the “details about program governance still are being ironed out.”