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The Kalamazoo Promise, And Enrollment And Achievement Trends In Kalamazoo Public Schools, Timothy J. Bartik, Randall W. Eberts, Wei-Jang Huang
The Kalamazoo Promise, And Enrollment And Achievement Trends In Kalamazoo Public Schools, Timothy J. Bartik, Randall W. Eberts, Wei-Jang Huang
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This paper examines three types of KPS trends that may represent Promise effects: 1) trends in overall enrollment, 2) trends in relative enrollment by ethnic group, and 3) trends in KPS achievement on the standardized test used by the state of Michigan for No Child Left Behind accountability, the Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) test.
Can Universal, Place-Based Scholarships Reduce Inequality? Lessons From Kalamazoo, Michigan, Michelle Miller-Adams
Can Universal, Place-Based Scholarships Reduce Inequality? Lessons From Kalamazoo, Michigan, Michelle Miller-Adams
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The Kalamazoo Promise, announced in 2005, is an innovative college-scholarship program available to every graduate of the Kalamazoo (Michigan) Public Schools. Programs such as the Kalamazoo Promise, which is being emulated in cities across the United States, open new avenues for the acquisition of human capital regardless of income level or academic achievement, while facilitating the creation of new economic and social assets for the community. Following a brief explanation of the program itself, this paper examines the Kalamazoo Promise as a human capital-investment strategy and its potential as a mechanism for reducing inequality. I find that the Kalamazoo Promise …
Workforce Investment Act (Wia) Net Impact Estimates And Rates Of Return, Kevin Hollenbeck
Workforce Investment Act (Wia) Net Impact Estimates And Rates Of Return, Kevin Hollenbeck
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Does The Workforce Investment Act Work?, Kevin Hollenbeck
Does The Workforce Investment Act Work?, Kevin Hollenbeck
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State Use Of Workforce System Net Impact Estimates And Rates Of Return, Kevin Hollenbeck
State Use Of Workforce System Net Impact Estimates And Rates Of Return, Kevin Hollenbeck
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The net impacts and private and social benefits and costs of workforce development programs were estimated in three separate studies; two of them in Washington and one in Virginia. The programs included the public job training system, programs at community and technical colleges, adult basic education, private career schools, high school career and technical education, and vocational rehabilitation for disabled individuals and for blind or visually impaired individuals. The net impact analyses were conducted using a nonexperimental methodology. Individuals who had encountered the workforce development programs were statistically matched to individuals who had not. Administrative data with information from the …
Higher Education, The Health Care Industry And Metropolitan Regional Economic Development: What Can "Eds & Meds" Do For The Economic Fortunes Of A Metro Area’S Residents?, Timothy J. Bartik, George A. Erickcek
Higher Education, The Health Care Industry And Metropolitan Regional Economic Development: What Can "Eds & Meds" Do For The Economic Fortunes Of A Metro Area’S Residents?, Timothy J. Bartik, George A. Erickcek
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Net Impact Estimates Of The Workforce Development System In Washington State, Kevin Hollenbeck
Net Impact Estimates Of The Workforce Development System In Washington State, Kevin Hollenbeck
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Estimates Of The Net Impact Of Career Technical Education In Washington, Kevin Hollenbeck
Estimates Of The Net Impact Of Career Technical Education In Washington, Kevin Hollenbeck
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Net Economic Outcomes From Community College And Private Vocational School Attendance In Washington State, Kevin Hollenbeck
Net Economic Outcomes From Community College And Private Vocational School Attendance In Washington State, Kevin Hollenbeck
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Providers Of Adult Education, Kevin Hollenbeck
Providers Of Adult Education, Kevin Hollenbeck
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Economic Payoffs To Adult Education, Kevin Hollenbeck
Economic Payoffs To Adult Education, Kevin Hollenbeck
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Kalamazoo County (Mi) Education For Employment Surveys, Kevin Hollenbeck, Irv Cumming
Kalamazoo County (Mi) Education For Employment Surveys, Kevin Hollenbeck, Irv Cumming
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Economic Payoffs To Participation In Adult Education, Kevin Hollenbeck
Economic Payoffs To Participation In Adult Education, Kevin Hollenbeck
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Employer Involvement With Postsecondary Technical Education Institutions, Kevin M. Hollenbeck
Employer Involvement With Postsecondary Technical Education Institutions, Kevin M. Hollenbeck
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Among the suggestions that have been put forward to increase the collaboration between the business sector and educational institutions as a means for accomplishing program improvement are supporting the existing system where the schools are generally healthy fostering innovative change, and working for major structural reforms in the system. However, economic principles of market structure need to be applied in judging the efficacy of business-education linkages, particularly at the postsecondary level, and in considering the extent to which these linkages should be encouraged by public policy. A market structure perspective provides a framework that is useful in judging the merits …