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Assessing The Impact Of Place-Based Scholarships On Post-Secondary Attainment And Local Economic Development, Michelle Miller-Adams
Assessing The Impact Of Place-Based Scholarships On Post-Secondary Attainment And Local Economic Development, Michelle Miller-Adams
Michelle Miller-Adams
The Upjohn Institute will oversee a multi-faceted research initiative assessing the impact of place-based scholarships on post-secondary attainment and local economic development. The project involves the development of an integrated database covering post-secondary enrollment and attainment in five Promise communities, a series of working papers based on this data by researchers in five Promise communities using a common analytical framework, and the development of a Web-based clearinghouse of promising practices for Promise communities that includes best-practices information on how to track the impact of Promise programs. Institute staff members will direct the project, which involves twelve researchers from six institutions. …