Promise Nation : Transforming Communities through Place-Based Scholarships / / Michelle Miller-Adams.

• Author: Miller-Adams, Michelle, 1959-
• Place / Publishing House: Kalamazoo, Michigan : : W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research,, [2015]; ©[2015]
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: WE focus series.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (151 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Miller-Adams explores and documents the proliferation of Promise-type scholarship programs in the United States.

Table of Contents

What is a Promise scholarship program? : Kalamazoo points the way -- The national landscape : Promise programs as financial aid ; Promise programs as economic development ; Promise programs and collective impact strategies -- The diffusion of the Promise idea : Place-based scholarships and policy diffusion ; The Promise idea ; How did the place-based scholarship model spread? ; Promise efforts that did not succeed ; Building a network -- Not all Promise programs are alike, does it matter? : Where can Promise students go to college? ; The universal versus targeted debate ; Choosing a model ; Fit with critical need -- Educational outcomes of Promise programs : Transforming K-12 systems ; Postsecondary outcomes -- The elusive economic development goal : Education and economic growth ; Strengthening the urban core ; Economic development impact -- The future of the Promise movement : The changing financial aid landscape ; Leveraging Promise scholarships for community change ; Concluding thoughts -- Appendix A : List of Promise programs.