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College Promise Programs In California: Background And Landscape, Mary Rauner Nov 2026

College Promise Programs In California: Background And Landscape, Mary Rauner

Reports

This is a brief explanatory note about the landscape of California College Promise Programs. It is meant to complement the Promise Programs Database and clarify the key differences between different types of tuition-free college at California community colleges.


Adapting Asap: How Promise Programs Are Putting High-Touch Support Into Practice, Bridget Timmeney, Michelle Miller-Adams Nov 2026

Adapting Asap: How Promise Programs Are Putting High-Touch Support Into Practice, Bridget Timmeney, Michelle Miller-Adams

Reports

Part of the Practice Brief series of the Promise Programs Hub, this brief addresses efforts by Promise programs to adapt elements of the Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ASAP) model to increase rates of community college progression and completion. It also includes guidelines for how Promise programs can adopt elements of ASAP and be clear with partners and funders about what to expect in terms of impact.


The Columbus Promise: Three-Year Pilot Evaluation Report, Michelle Miller-Adams, Kyle Huisman, Kevin Hollenbeck, Bridget Timmeney Sep 2026

The Columbus Promise: Three-Year Pilot Evaluation Report, Michelle Miller-Adams, Kyle Huisman, Kevin Hollenbeck, Bridget Timmeney

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The Columbus Promise is a place-based, tuition-free college program designed to expand postsecondary access and economic mobility for graduates of Columbus City Schools. Launched with the high school class of 2022, the three-year pilot provides tuition support at Columbus State Community College (CSCC), a $500-per-semester stipend, and dedicated coaching and academic services. This evaluation, conducted by the Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, examines outcomes for all three cohorts (2022, 2023, and 2024), using administrative data, a comparison group of Columbus City Schools graduates from 2017–2021, regression-adjusted estimates of academic outcomes, and a synthetic difference-in-differences analysis of overall college enrollment. Findings …


20 Years Of The Kalamazoo Promise: A Visual Guide To Selected Highlights, Kathleen Bolter Aug 2026

20 Years Of The Kalamazoo Promise: A Visual Guide To Selected Highlights, Kathleen Bolter

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No abstract provided.


Bearcat Advantage: Year Two Evaluation Report, Michelle Miller-Adams, Kyle Huisman, Bridget Timmeney, Kevin Hollenbeck Jun 2026

Bearcat Advantage: Year Two Evaluation Report, Michelle Miller-Adams, Kyle Huisman, Bridget Timmeney, Kevin Hollenbeck

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No abstract provided.


Flex, Pivot, Sustain: Adaptive Design Of Promise Programs, Michelle Miller-Adams, Jennifer Iriti Mar 2026

Flex, Pivot, Sustain: Adaptive Design Of Promise Programs, Michelle Miller-Adams, Jennifer Iriti

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The design of a Promise program or place-based college scholarship requires community partners to make three key decisions: 1) Which students are eligible, 2) Where can students use the scholarship?, and 3) How should the scholarship be structured? Changes in available funding may affect all three decisions. This practice brief, developed in conjunction with the Kresge Foundation, lays out key principles for redesigning Promise programs when available funding changes, providing three case study examples to illustrate how program officials navigated redesign choices.


Bearcat Advantage: Year One Evaluation Report, Michelle Miller-Adams, Kevin Hollenbeck, Bridget Timmeney, Kyle Huisman Apr 2025

Bearcat Advantage: Year One Evaluation Report, Michelle Miller-Adams, Kevin Hollenbeck, Bridget Timmeney, Kyle Huisman

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No abstract provided.


The Columbus Promise: Year Two Evaluation Report, Michelle Miller-Adams, Kevin Hollenbeck, Bridget Timmeney, Kyle Huisman Apr 2025

The Columbus Promise: Year Two Evaluation Report, Michelle Miller-Adams, Kevin Hollenbeck, Bridget Timmeney, Kyle Huisman

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No abstract provided.


Tuition-Free College Options For Michigan: What Policymakers Need To Know About A Statewide Promise Program, Michelle Miller-Adams, Kyle Huisman May 2024

Tuition-Free College Options For Michigan: What Policymakers Need To Know About A Statewide Promise Program, Michelle Miller-Adams, Kyle Huisman

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No abstract provided.


The Kalamazoo Promise: A Piece In The Puzzle Of Housing Preferences, Kathleen Bolter, Alfonso Hernandez Apr 2024

The Kalamazoo Promise: A Piece In The Puzzle Of Housing Preferences, Kathleen Bolter, Alfonso Hernandez

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No abstract provided.


The Columbus Promise: Year One Evaluation Report, Michelle Miller-Adams, Kevin Hollenbeck, Bridget Timmeney, Kyle Huisman Apr 2024

The Columbus Promise: Year One Evaluation Report, Michelle Miller-Adams, Kevin Hollenbeck, Bridget Timmeney, Kyle Huisman

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No abstract provided.


Behind The Numbers: Comparing College-Going Outcomes Of Kalamazoo Public Schools To Those Of Similar Urban School Districts In Michigan, Kathleen Bolter, Brad J. Hershbein Oct 2023

Behind The Numbers: Comparing College-Going Outcomes Of Kalamazoo Public Schools To Those Of Similar Urban School Districts In Michigan, Kathleen Bolter, Brad J. Hershbein

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No abstract provided.


Workforce Outcomes Of Tuition-Free College: Early Findings, Brad J. Hershbein, Michelle Miller-Adams Mar 2021

Workforce Outcomes Of Tuition-Free College: Early Findings, Brad J. Hershbein, Michelle Miller-Adams

Presentations

No abstract provided.


The Promise Landscape In Michigan, Michelle Miller-Adams Oct 2020

The Promise Landscape In Michigan, Michelle Miller-Adams

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No abstract provided.


How Communities Can Connect Economic And Skills Development, Timothy J. Bartik, Brad J. Hershbein, Michelle Miller-Adams Oct 2020

How Communities Can Connect Economic And Skills Development, Timothy J. Bartik, Brad J. Hershbein, Michelle Miller-Adams

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No abstract provided.


Kansas City Scholars Program: Year 2 Evaluation: Executive Summary, Bridget Timmeney, Kevin Hollenbeck, Brad J. Hershbein Mar 2019

Kansas City Scholars Program: Year 2 Evaluation: Executive Summary, Bridget Timmeney, Kevin Hollenbeck, Brad J. Hershbein

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No abstract provided.


Evaluating The Kansas City Scholars College Scholarship Program: Year Two Report, Bridget Timmeney, Kevin Hollenbeck, Brad J. Hershbein Mar 2019

Evaluating The Kansas City Scholars College Scholarship Program: Year Two Report, Bridget Timmeney, Kevin Hollenbeck, Brad J. Hershbein

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No abstract provided.


Cost Estimate Of A Promise Scholarship Program For The Evart (Michigan) Public Schools, Bridget Timmeney, Brian Pittelko, Michelle Miller-Adams May 2018

Cost Estimate Of A Promise Scholarship Program For The Evart (Michigan) Public Schools, Bridget Timmeney, Brian Pittelko, Michelle Miller-Adams

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No abstract provided.


Promise Programs, Emergency Aid, And Strategies For College Retention, Brad J. Hershbein Feb 2018

Promise Programs, Emergency Aid, And Strategies For College Retention, Brad J. Hershbein

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No abstract provided.


Kansas City Scholars Program: Year One Report, Bridget Timmeney, Brad J. Hershbein, Kevin Hollenbeck, Michelle Miller-Adams, Nathan Sotherland Dec 2017

Kansas City Scholars Program: Year One Report, Bridget Timmeney, Brad J. Hershbein, Kevin Hollenbeck, Michelle Miller-Adams, Nathan Sotherland

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No abstract provided.


Learning From A Decade Of College Promise Scholarships, Michelle Miller-Adams, Brad J. Hershbein Oct 2017

Learning From A Decade Of College Promise Scholarships, Michelle Miller-Adams, Brad J. Hershbein

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The Upjohn Institute hosted a webinar Oct. 26, 2017 to hear from leaders in the place-based, or "promise" college scholarship movement. Funders of promise programs and local and state officials, including Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, spoke on how such programs have benefited their communities and addressed future challenges.


Cost Estimate Of A Promise Scholarship Program For The Buchanan (Michigan) Community Schools, Bridget Timmeney, Brian Pittelko, Michelle Miller-Adams Oct 2016

Cost Estimate Of A Promise Scholarship Program For The Buchanan (Michigan) Community Schools, Bridget Timmeney, Brian Pittelko, Michelle Miller-Adams

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No abstract provided.


Cost Estimate Of A Promise Scholarship Program For The City Of Jacksonville, Illinois, George Erickcek Oct 2013

Cost Estimate Of A Promise Scholarship Program For The City Of Jacksonville, Illinois, George Erickcek

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No abstract provided.


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.


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

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

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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 Proposed Mckinney Scholarship Programs, George A. Erickcek Apr 2013

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

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Estimation Of The Cost Of An Oregon Promise, George A. Erickcek Apr 2013

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

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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

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No abstract provided.


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

Mapping The Promise: Critical Pathways, Randall W. Eberts

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No abstract provided.