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Challenge Scholars Cost Estimate, Michelle Miller-Adams
Challenge Scholars Cost Estimate, Michelle Miller-Adams
Michelle Miller-Adams
Upjohn Institute staff will recalculate the costs of the Challenge Scholars program under various scenarios based on program changes being considered by the Grand Rapids Community Foundation. The cost estimate will be based on program guidelines and proposed scholarship amounts provided by the Grand Rapids Community Foundation, and that it will build upon previous modeling undertaken by the Upjohn Institute.
Cost Estimate For A Saranac Promise, Michelle Miller-Adams
Cost Estimate For A Saranac Promise, Michelle Miller-Adams
Michelle Miller-Adams
Saranac Community Schools is considering the adoption of a place-based scholarship, or “Promise” program, to be known as the Saranac Promise. Upjohn Institute staff will work with Saranac stakeholders to refine the proposed design of the program and estimate its cost over a 10-year time frame.
Feasibility Study For A Charlevoix Promise, Michelle Miller-Adams
Feasibility Study For A Charlevoix Promise, Michelle Miller-Adams
Michelle Miller-Adams
Upjohn Institute staff will work with Charlevoix, Michigan stakeholders to assess the community’s critical needs and its capacity to enact a place-based scholarship program. Based on those assessments, staff members will recommend a suggested program design for a Promise program or an alternative set of strategies for accomplishing community goals.
Feasibility Study And Cost Estimate Of A Richmond Promise, Michelle Miller-Adams
Feasibility Study And Cost Estimate Of A Richmond Promise, Michelle Miller-Adams
Michelle Miller-Adams
Under the leadership of the Mayor’s Promise Scholarship Task Force, stakeholders in Richmond, Virginia, are considering the creation of a place-based scholarship or Promise program for graduates of Richmond Public Schools. Upjohn Institute staff will work with Richmond stakeholders to refine their program design, assess its feasibility, estimate its cost, and explore avenues for program administration and fund development.
Feasibility Study And Cost Estimate Of A Hamilton Promise Program, Michelle Miller-Adams
Feasibility Study And Cost Estimate Of A Hamilton Promise Program, Michelle Miller-Adams
Michelle Miller-Adams
Multiple steps are necessary for a well-designed Promise-type scholarship program. Through multiple community visits, Upjohn Institute staff members will assess the need and capacity of the Hamilton, Canada community for such a scholarship. Based on those assessments, staff members will present a program design that takes into consideration such parameters as its universality, funding structure, geographic eligibility, academic supports, and management/administration of the program. We will estimate a cost and make funding strategy suggestions.
Cost Estimate For A Promise Program At Springs Valley Schools, Michelle Miller-Adams
Cost Estimate For A Promise Program At Springs Valley Schools, Michelle Miller-Adams
Michelle Miller-Adams
Springs Valley Education Foundation is considering the development of a place-based scholarship, or “Promise” program, for graduates of Springs Valley Schools in French Lick, Indiana. Upjohn Institute staff will work with Springs Valley Stakeholders to refine the proposed design of the program and estimate its cost over a 10-year time frame.
Feasibility Study Of A College Scholarship Program For Toledo, Ohio, George Erickcek, Michelle Miller-Adams
Feasibility Study Of A College Scholarship Program For Toledo, Ohio, George Erickcek, Michelle Miller-Adams
Michelle Miller-Adams
Upjohn Institute staff addressed the feasibility of a Promise-type college scholarship program for Toledo, Ohio. The process began with a series of meetings and focus groups with stakeholders, continued with the development of alternative program structures and estimations of cost and potential impact, and concluded with the delivery of a report.
Assessing The Value Of Promise Scholarship Programs, Michelle Miller-Adams, Randall Eberts
Assessing The Value Of Promise Scholarship Programs, Michelle Miller-Adams, Randall Eberts
Michelle Miller-Adams
The purpose of this project was to support the research and writing of a book assessing the value of place-based (“Promise”) scholarship programs. Since the first such program was announced in Kalamazoo in 2005, this model has been replicated to one degree or another in many different settings. Yet there have been only limited efforts to evaluate the impact of existing Promise programs and virtually no comparative work examining different approaches to designing and implementing place-based scholarships. The project addressed this gap through a study of place-based scholarship programs designed to inform practitioners, policymakers, grant-makers, and the general public. The …
Investing In The Success Of The Kalamazoo Promise, Randall Eberts, Michelle Miller-Adams
Investing In The Success Of The Kalamazoo Promise, Randall Eberts, Michelle Miller-Adams
Michelle Miller-Adams
In order to strengthen the outcomes of the Kalamazoo Promise (Michigan) scholarship program, researchers developed a new management information and reporting system and a research agenda-based program. This project provided the evaluation and research infrastructure for the ongoing evaluation of the Kalamazoo Promise.
Cost Estimate For A Rockford Promise, Michelle Miller-Adams
Cost Estimate For A Rockford Promise, Michelle Miller-Adams
Michelle Miller-Adams
The Rockford (IL) Public Schools are considering the adoption of a place-based scholarship, or “Promise” program. The parameters of the program, such as student eligibility, eligible post-secondary institutions, and time frame, are currently under discussion by stakeholders in Rockford. In this project, Upjohn Institute staff members provided a middle-dollar cost estimate for a variety of scenarios over a 10-year projection period. (A middle-dollar program requires students to complete their FAFSA, and then fills the gap between federal/state financial aid and college attendance costs.)The Rockford (IL) Public Schools are considering the adoption of a place-based scholarship, or “Promise” program. The parameters …
Feasibility Study Of A City Of Seattle Placed Based Scholarship Program, Michelle Miller-Adams, George Erickcek
Feasibility Study Of A City Of Seattle Placed Based Scholarship Program, Michelle Miller-Adams, George Erickcek
Michelle Miller-Adams
The City of Seattle Mayor's Office of Economic Development has contracted with the Upjohn Institute to provide advisory and facilitation services related to a City of Seattle Promise program. The Institute will provide consulting around program design options and implications, facilitate work group meetings, and provide a cost estimation and any follow up activities.
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. …
Feasibility Study For A Mid-North Promise, Michelle Miller-Adams, George Erickcek
Feasibility Study For A Mid-North Promise, Michelle Miller-Adams, George Erickcek
Michelle Miller-Adams
The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis and other stakeholders are considering the adoption of a place-based scholarship, or “Promise” program, to be known as The Mid-North Promise Community, for the neighborhood surrounding the museum. Upjohn Institute staff members will be visiting Indianapolis to meet with stakeholders, helping to identify an appropriate program structure in light of critical needs, and estimating the feasibility and cost of such a program over a projected 10-year period. One notable feature of The Mid-North Promise Community is that it will include college scholarship funding for adult workers living in the neighborhood, not just recent high-school graduates.
Economic Impact Of A Potential Scholarship Program For The Lacrosse Area, Michelle Miller-Adams, George Erickcek
Economic Impact Of A Potential Scholarship Program For The Lacrosse Area, Michelle Miller-Adams, George Erickcek
Michelle Miller-Adams
The Upjohn Institute conducted an economic impact study of a universal, place-based scholarship program for La Crosse, Wisconsin. This study examined the possibility of developing a program similar to the Kalamazoo Promise for the La Crosse area. The La Crosse area faces a population decline, growing concentrations of low-income students, an aging infrastructure in the region’s largest school district, and regional sprawl that is consuming farmland and natural assets while creating new challenges of congestion and service delivery. As a response to these issues, this study explored the potential impact of a universal, place-based scholarship program. The study is based …