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Promise Nation: Transforming Communities Through Place-Based Scholarships, Michelle Miller-Adams
Promise Nation: Transforming Communities Through Place-Based Scholarships, Michelle Miller-Adams
Michelle Miller-Adams
Miller-Adams describes how the various "Promise-type" place-based scholarship programs impact college access, financial aid, and community transformation.
Listening To Their Voices: Factors That Inhibit Or Enhance Postsecondary Outcomes For Students' With Disabilities, Dorothy Garrison-Wade
Listening To Their Voices: Factors That Inhibit Or Enhance Postsecondary Outcomes For Students' With Disabilities, Dorothy Garrison-Wade
Dorothy Garrison-Wade
Although an increasing number of students with disabilities are considering postsecondary educational opportunities, many of these students find the challenges daunting as compared to their secondary educational experiences. The purpose of the qualitative case study reported herein was to learn more about students' perceptions of services received in college in order to develop a clearer understand of how to better ensure positive outcomes. Fifty nine students with various disabilities and six disability resource coordinators from five two year community colleges and three four-year universities participated in the study. Three major themes emerged from the data, including: (a) capitalizing on student …
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.
Estimation Of The Cost Of A Newark Promise, George A. Erickcek, Michelle Miller-Adams
Estimation Of The Cost Of A Newark Promise, George A. Erickcek, Michelle Miller-Adams
Michelle Miller-Adams
This report offers an estimate of the cost of a place-based scholarship program, with a similar program structure as the Kalamazoo Promise, for the City of Newark, New Jersey. It is assumed that the projected Newark Promise scholarship program would begin in the fall of 2013, and the full cost of the scholarship would not occur until 2016 when four years of students are enrolled with Promise scholarships. Once "fully loaded," annual cost estimates for a Newark Promise range from approximately $8 million to $11.5 million per year, although costs would be substantially lower in the initial years of the …
A Simple Gift? The Impact Of The Kalamazoo Promise On Economic Revitalization, Michelle Miller-Adams
A Simple Gift? The Impact Of The Kalamazoo Promise On Economic Revitalization, Michelle Miller-Adams
Michelle Miller-Adams
No abstract provided.
The Value Of Universal Eligibility In Promise Scholarship Programs, Michelle Miller-Adams
The Value Of Universal Eligibility In Promise Scholarship Programs, Michelle Miller-Adams
Michelle Miller-Adams
No abstract provided.
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.
The Kalamazoo Promise As A Model For An American Promise, Timothy J. Bartik, Michelle Miller-Adams
The Kalamazoo Promise As A Model For An American Promise, Timothy J. Bartik, Michelle Miller-Adams
Michelle Miller-Adams
No abstract provided.
Toledo Promise Scholarship Concept Study, Michelle Miller-Adams, George A. Erickcek, Bridget F. Timmeney
Toledo Promise Scholarship Concept Study, Michelle Miller-Adams, George A. Erickcek, Bridget F. Timmeney
Michelle Miller-Adams
No abstract provided.
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.
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
Michelle Miller-Adams
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 …
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.
A Not-So-Simple Gift, Michelle Miller-Adams
A Not-So-Simple Gift, Michelle Miller-Adams
Michelle Miller-Adams
No abstract provided.
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 …
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
George A. Erickcek
This paper examines the effects of expansions in higher educational institutions and the medical service industry on the economic development of a metropolitan area. This examination pulls together previous research and provides some new empirical evidence. We provide quantitative evidence of the magnitude of economic effects of higher education and medical service industries that occur through the mechanism of providing some export-base demand stimulus to a metropolitan economy. We also provide quantitative evidence on how much higher education institutions can boost a metropolitan economy through increasing the educational attainment of local residence. We estimate that medical service industries pay above …
Cost Estimate For A Two-Year Beloit Promise, George A. Erickcek
Cost Estimate For A Two-Year Beloit Promise, George A. Erickcek
George A. Erickcek
This report provides a cost-estimate of a two-year universal, place-based scholarship program for the School District of Beloit. The scholarship could be used at any technical two-year public college in Wisconsin. The cost estimates of a first-dollar and middle-dollar scholarship program, which would require students to complete their FAFSA, are provided to the year 2023. This report is based on modifying an impact model constructed by the Upjohn Institute for the School District of Beloit to estimate the potential fiscal impact of a four-year scholarship program.
Estimation Of The Cost Of A Newark Promise, George A. Erickcek, Michelle Miller-Adams
Estimation Of The Cost Of A Newark Promise, George A. Erickcek, Michelle Miller-Adams
George A. Erickcek
This report offers an estimate of the cost of a place-based scholarship program, with a similar program structure as the Kalamazoo Promise, for the City of Newark, New Jersey. It is assumed that the projected Newark Promise scholarship program would begin in the fall of 2013, and the full cost of the scholarship would not occur until 2016 when four years of students are enrolled with Promise scholarships. Once "fully loaded," annual cost estimates for a Newark Promise range from approximately $8 million to $11.5 million per year, although costs would be substantially lower in the initial years of the …
Toledo Promise Scholarship Concept Study, Michelle Miller-Adams, George A. Erickcek, Bridget F. Timmeney
Toledo Promise Scholarship Concept Study, Michelle Miller-Adams, George A. Erickcek, Bridget F. Timmeney
George A. Erickcek
No abstract provided.
The Impacts Of Macomb Community College On The Economy Of Macomb County, George A. Erickcek, Kevin Hollenbeck
The Impacts Of Macomb Community College On The Economy Of Macomb County, George A. Erickcek, Kevin Hollenbeck
George A. Erickcek
No abstract provided.
Cost Estimate Of A Promise Scholarship Program For The City Of Jacksonville, Illinois, George Erickcek
Cost Estimate Of A Promise Scholarship Program For The City Of Jacksonville, Illinois, George Erickcek
George A. Erickcek
No abstract provided.
Ten-Year Cost Estimation Of A Proposed Lansing Promise Scholarship, George A. Erickcek
Ten-Year Cost Estimation Of A Proposed Lansing Promise Scholarship, George A. Erickcek
George A. Erickcek
No abstract provided.
Estimation Of The Proposed Mckinney Scholarship Programs, George A. Erickcek
Estimation Of The Proposed Mckinney Scholarship Programs, George A. Erickcek
George A. Erickcek
No abstract provided.
"Eds & Meds" And Metropolitan Economic Development, Timothy J. Bartik, George A. Erickcek
"Eds & Meds" And Metropolitan Economic Development, Timothy J. Bartik, George A. Erickcek
George A. Erickcek
No abstract provided.
Albion College Study: Exploring Economic Development Opportunities, George A. Erickcek, Ben Copeland
Albion College Study: Exploring Economic Development Opportunities, George A. Erickcek, Ben Copeland
George A. Erickcek
No abstract provided.
Estimation Of The Cost Of An Oregon Promise, George A. Erickcek
Estimation Of The Cost Of An Oregon Promise, George A. Erickcek
George A. Erickcek
This report offers an estimate of the cost of a statewide scholarship program for the State of Oregon that has a similar program structure as the existing Kalamazoo Promise. It is assumed that the proposed Oregon scholarship program would begin in the fall of 2013, and the full cost of the scholarship would not occur until 2016 when four years of scholarship-eligible students are enrolled in college. This report includes estimates on the scholarship costs, as well as, costs associated with administering the scholarship program.