Book
The Power of a Promise: Education and Economic Renewal in Kalamazoo
Upjohn Press
Upjohn Author ORCID Identifier
Publication Date
1-1-2009
DOI
10.17848/9781441612656
Abstract
In the first comprehensive account of the Kalamazoo Promise, Michelle Miller-Adams addresses both the potential and challenges inherent in place-based universal scholarship programs and explains why this unprecedented experiment in education-based economic renewal is being emulated by scores of cities and towns around the nation.
Contents
- A Not-So-Simple Gift
- What Came Before
- The Kalamazoo Promise in Context
- The Challenge of Community Alignment
- Impact on Students and Schools
- Prospects for Economic Change
- Assessing the Impact of the Kalamazoo Promise
ISBN
9780880993401 (cloth) ; 9780880993395 (pbk.) ; 9781441612656 (ebook)
Disciplines
Citation Information
Miller-Adams, Michelle. 2009. The Power of a Promise: Education and Economic Renewal in Kalamazoo. Kalamazoo, MI: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research.