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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. …
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.