Prior to his appointment in 2008, Mr. Driscoll was the Mayor of Syracuse where he spearheaded multiple environmental, energy and sustainability initiatives and made the City of Syracuse the first city in the country to offer every student who graduates with a Regents
diploma free college tuition.
• Thirty states, up from 23 in 1999, have or are developing incentives like advanced
diplomas or
free college tuition to motivate students to achieve a higher standard than that required of all students: