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Author Miller-Adams, Michelle, 1959-

Title Promise nation : transforming communities through place-based scholarships / Michelle Miller-Adams
Published Kalamazoo, Michigan : W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, [2015]

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Description 1 online resource
Series WE focus series
WE focus series.
Contents Front cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 -- What Is a Promise Scholarship Program?; Chapter 2 -- The National Landscape; Chapter 3 -- The Diffusion of the Promise Idea; Chapter 4 -- Not All Promise Programs Are Alike -- Does It Matter?; Chapter 5 -- Educational Outcomes of Promise Programs; Chapter 6 -- The Elusive Economic Development Goal; Chapter 7 -- The Future of the Promise Movement; Appendix A -- List of Promise Programs; References; Author; Index; About the Institute; Back cover
Summary Miller-Adams explores and documents the proliferation of Promise-type scholarship programs in the United States
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Scholarships -- United States.
High school graduates -- Scholarships, fellowships, etc
Business and education -- United States
Public-private sector cooperation -- United States
Community and school -- United States.
EDUCATION -- Educational Policy & Reform -- General.
Business and education.
Community and school.
Public-private sector cooperation.
Scholarships.
United States.
Genre/Form Festschriften.
Festschriften.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780880995061
0880995068