Miller-Adams, Michelle,  1959- <br/><br/>
Promise Nation :   Transforming Communities through Place-Based Scholarships /  
Michelle Miller-Adams. 
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<br/><br/>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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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780880995061 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Scholarships.<br/>Public-private sector cooperation.<br/>Community and school.<br/>Business and education.<br/>Community and school--United States.<br/>Public-private sector cooperation--United States.<br/>Business and education--United States.<br/>High school graduates--Scholarships, fellowships, etc.<br/>Scholarships--United States.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Festschriften.<br/>Festschriften.<br/>Electronic books.