Promise nation
Subtitle: transforming communities through place-based scholarships
By: Michelle Miller-Adams
Series: WE focus series; WE focus series
Publisher: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Kalamazoo, Michigan
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780880995061; 9780880995047
Subjects: Business and education; Scholarships; EDUCATION; High school graduates; Public-private sector cooperation; General; Community and school; Educational Policy & Reform; Scholarships, fellowships
Description: Miller-Adams explores and documents the proliferation of Promise-type scholarship programs in the United States.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Front cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1; title: What Is a Promise Scholarship Program?; Chapter 2; title: The National Landscape; Chapter 3; title: The Diffusion of the Promise Idea; Chapter 4; title: Not All Promise Programs Are Alike; title: Does It Matter?; Chapter 5; title: Educational Outcomes of Promise Programs; Chapter 6; title: The Elusive Economic Development Goal; Chapter 7; title: The Future of the Promise Movement; Appendix A; title: List of Promise Programs; References; Author; Index; About the Institute; Back cover.