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Promise Nation Transforming Communities through Place-Based Scholarships / Michelle Miller-Adams.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Miller-Adams, Michelle, 1959-
- Series:
- WE focus series.
- WE focus series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Scholarships.
- Public-private sector cooperation.
- Community and school.
- Business and education.
- Community and school--United States.
- Public-private sector cooperation--United States.
- Business and education--United States.
- High school graduates--Scholarships, fellowships, etc.
- High school graduates.
- Scholarships--United States.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Festschriften.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (151 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- W.E. Upjohn Institute 2015
- Kalamazoo, Michigan : W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, [2015]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Miller-Adams explores and documents the proliferation of Promise-type scholarship programs in the United States.
- Contents:
- What is a Promise scholarship program? : Kalamazoo points the way
- The national landscape : Promise programs as financial aid ; Promise programs as economic development ; Promise programs and collective impact strategies
- The diffusion of the Promise idea : Place-based scholarships and policy diffusion ; The Promise idea ; How did the place-based scholarship model spread? ; Promise efforts that did not succeed ; Building a network
- Not all Promise programs are alike, does it matter? : Where can Promise students go to college? ; The universal versus targeted debate ; Choosing a model ; Fit with critical need
- Educational outcomes of Promise programs : Transforming K-12 systems ; Postsecondary outcomes
- The elusive economic development goal : Education and economic growth ; Strengthening the urban core ; Economic development impact
- The future of the Promise movement : The changing financial aid landscape ; Leveraging Promise scholarships for community change ; Concluding thoughts
- Appendix A : List of Promise programs.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-88099-506-8
- OCLC:
- 951595175
- Access Restriction:
- Open Access Unrestricted online access
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