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A Second Look At Enrollment Changes After The Kalamazoo Promise, Brad J. Hershbein Jul 2013

A Second Look At Enrollment Changes After The Kalamazoo Promise, Brad J. Hershbein

Employment Research Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Estimation Of The Proposed Mckinney Scholarship Programs, George A. Erickcek Apr 2013

Estimation Of The Proposed Mckinney Scholarship Programs, George A. Erickcek

Reports

No abstract provided.


Cost Estimate For A Two-Year Beloit Promise, George A. Erickcek Apr 2013

Cost Estimate For A Two-Year Beloit Promise, George A. Erickcek

Reports

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 An Oregon Promise, George A. Erickcek Apr 2013

Estimation Of The Cost Of An Oregon Promise, George A. Erickcek

Reports

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.


The Short-Term Effects Of The Kalamazoo Promise Scholarship On Student Outcomes, Timothy J. Bartik, Marta Lachowska Aug 2012

The Short-Term Effects Of The Kalamazoo Promise Scholarship On Student Outcomes, Timothy J. Bartik, Marta Lachowska

Upjohn Institute Working Papers

In order to study whether college scholarships can be an effective tool in raising students’ performance in secondary school, we use one aspect of the Kalamazoo Promise that resembles a quasi-experiment. The surprise announcement of the scholarship created a large change in expected college tuition costs that varied across different groups of students based on past enrollment decisions. This variation is arguably exogenous to unobserved student characteristics. We estimate the effects of this change by a set of “difference-in-differences” regressions where we compare the change in student outcomes in secondary school across time for different student “length of enrollment” groups. …


Ten-Year Cost Estimation Of A Proposed Lansing Promise Scholarship, George A. Erickcek Apr 2012

Ten-Year Cost Estimation Of A Proposed Lansing Promise Scholarship, George A. Erickcek

Reports

No abstract provided.


Getting Started: How Much Is This Thing Going To Cost?, George A. Erickcek Nov 2011

Getting Started: How Much Is This Thing Going To Cost?, George A. Erickcek

Presentations

No abstract provided.


Mapping The Promise: Critical Pathways, Randall W. Eberts Mar 2011

Mapping The Promise: Critical Pathways, Randall W. Eberts

Presentations

No abstract provided.


Does The Workforce Investment Act Work?, Kevin Hollenbeck Feb 2011

Does The Workforce Investment Act Work?, Kevin Hollenbeck

Conference Papers

No abstract provided.


The Kalamazoo Promise, And Enrollment And Achievement Trends In Kalamazoo Public Schools, Timothy J. Bartik, Randall W. Eberts, Wei-Jang Huang Oct 2010

The Kalamazoo Promise, And Enrollment And Achievement Trends In Kalamazoo Public Schools, Timothy J. Bartik, Randall W. Eberts, Wei-Jang Huang

Conference Papers

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.


What's New? What's Not? The Kalamazoo Promise In The Context Of Other Scholarship Programs, Michelle Miller-Adams Oct 2010

What's New? What's Not? The Kalamazoo Promise In The Context Of Other Scholarship Programs, Michelle Miller-Adams

Presentations

No abstract provided.


Can Universal, Place-Based Scholarships Reduce Inequality? Lessons From Kalamazoo, Michigan, Michelle Miller-Adams Oct 2010

Can Universal, Place-Based Scholarships Reduce Inequality? Lessons From Kalamazoo, Michigan, Michelle Miller-Adams

Conference Papers

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 …


The Kalamazoo Promise: Building Assets For Community Change, Michelle Miller-Adams Oct 2010

The Kalamazoo Promise: Building Assets For Community Change, Michelle Miller-Adams

Presentations

No abstract provided.


State Use Of Workforce System Net Impact Estimates And Rates Of Return, Kevin Hollenbeck Sep 2010

State Use Of Workforce System Net Impact Estimates And Rates Of Return, Kevin Hollenbeck

Conference Papers

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 …


Workforce Investment Act (Wia) Net Impact Estimates And Rates Of Return, Kevin Hollenbeck Sep 2010

Workforce Investment Act (Wia) Net Impact Estimates And Rates Of Return, Kevin Hollenbeck

Conference Papers

No abstract provided.


The La Crosse Promise: Economic Impact Study, George A. Erickcek Sep 2010

The La Crosse Promise: Economic Impact Study, George A. Erickcek

Reports

The Upjohn Institute conducted an economic impact study of a universal, place-based scholarship program for La Crosse, Wisconsin. This study examines the possibility of developing a program similar to the Kalamazoo Promise for the La Crosse area. The La Crosse area is facing 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 explores the potential impact of a universal, place-based scholarship program.


The Kalamazoo Promise As A Model For An American Promise, Timothy J. Bartik, Michelle Miller-Adams Jul 2009

The Kalamazoo Promise As A Model For An American Promise, Timothy J. Bartik, Michelle Miller-Adams

Employment Research Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Toledo Promise Scholarship Concept Study, Michelle Miller-Adams, George A. Erickcek, Bridget Timmeney Mar 2009

Toledo Promise Scholarship Concept Study, Michelle Miller-Adams, George A. Erickcek, Bridget Timmeney

Reports

No abstract provided.


Review Of The Davenport Promise Concept, George A. Erickcek, Sarah M. Klerk, Brad R. Watts Sep 2008

Review Of The Davenport Promise Concept, George A. Erickcek, Sarah M. Klerk, Brad R. Watts

Reports

The Davenport Promise would provide college scholarships for students living in the City of Davenport. The scholarship can be used to attend any accredited vocational training institute, college, or university of the student's choice. This report provides estimates of the potential fiscal impact of the Davenport Promise on the City of Davenport and the Davenport Public Schools under several alternative scenarios.


A Simple Gift? The Impact Of The Kalamazoo Promise On Economic Revitalization, Michelle Miller-Adams Jul 2006

A Simple Gift? The Impact Of The Kalamazoo Promise On Economic Revitalization, Michelle Miller-Adams

Employment Research Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Process And Net Impact Evaluations Of The Focus:Hope Adult Training Programs And Student Loan Fund, Kevin Hollenbeck Jul 2003

Process And Net Impact Evaluations Of The Focus:Hope Adult Training Programs And Student Loan Fund, Kevin Hollenbeck

Reports

No abstract provided.


Net Economic Outcomes From Community College And Private Vocational School Attendance In Washington State, Kevin Hollenbeck Apr 2002

Net Economic Outcomes From Community College And Private Vocational School Attendance In Washington State, Kevin Hollenbeck

Conference Papers

No abstract provided.


The Returns To Education And Basic Skills Training For Individuals With Poor Health Or Disability, Kevin Hollenbeck, Jean Kimmel Aug 2001

The Returns To Education And Basic Skills Training For Individuals With Poor Health Or Disability, Kevin Hollenbeck, Jean Kimmel

Upjohn Institute Working Papers

This paper examines linkages between disability and health status and the returns to education and basic skills training. It bases analyses on two separate data sources: wave 3 from the 1993 panel of the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) and the 1992 National Adult Literacy Survey (NALS). The data sets have been used to estimate standard wage equations with education and basic skills training among the independent variables. The NALS data set allows us to control for prose, quantitative, and document literacy. The wage equations rely on Heckit corrections for labor force participation, and we stratify by sex. …


An Evaluation Of The Ohio Jobs Student Retention Program, Kevin Hollenbeck, Jean Kimmel Feb 1996

An Evaluation Of The Ohio Jobs Student Retention Program, Kevin Hollenbeck, Jean Kimmel

Upjohn Institute Technical Reports

No abstract provided.


Essays On The Economics Of Education, Emily P. Hoffman Editor Jan 1993

Essays On The Economics Of Education, Emily P. Hoffman Editor

Upjohn Press

The contributors provide an economic perspective on a wide range of education-related issues related to K-12 and higher education.