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Promise Nation: Transforming Communities through Place-Based Scholarships
Upjohn Press
  • Michelle Miller-Adams, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
Upjohn Author ORCID Identifier

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6869-9063

Publication Date
1-1-2015
Series
WE focus series
DOI
10.17848/9780880995061
Abstract

Miller-Adams describes how the various "Promise-type" place-based scholarship programs impact college access, financial aid, and community transformation.

Contents
  1. What is a Promise Scholarship Program
  2. The National Landscape
  3. The Diffusion of the Promise Idea
  4. Not All Promise Programs Are Alike - Does It Matter?
  5. Educational Outcomes of Promise Programs
  6. The Elusive Economic Development Goal
  7. The Future of the Promise Movement
ISBN
9780880995047 (pbk.) ; 9780880995061 (ebook)
Citation Information
Miller-Adams, Michelle. 2015. Promise Nation: Transforming Communities through Place-Based Scholarships. Kalamazoo, MI: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research.