In an editorial, the newspaper urges state officials in Michigan to adopt some form of the Kalamazoo plan that allows public school graduates to have their tuition paid at any of Michigan 's public universities. "Their challenge must be finding the resources," the editorial says. While complementing Gov. Granholm and other leaders for "sending all the right messages about the importance of higher education," the Free Press adds that "it's a mixed message at best if the state does nothing to keep the cost of advanced schooling from rising out of sight for all but upper-income households and star athletes."