Promise Nation : Transforming Communities through Place-Based Scholarships / Michelle Miller-Adams.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: WE focus series | Book collections on Project MUSEPublisher: Kalamazoo, Michigan : W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, [2015]Manufacturer: Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2021Copyright date: ©[2015]Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
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  • computer
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  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780880995061
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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.
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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.

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