Promise Nation: Transforming Communities through Place-Based Scholarships - Softcover

Michelle Miller-Adams

9780880995047: Promise Nation: Transforming Communities through Place-Based Scholarships

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0880995041 ISBN 13: 9780880995047

Publisher: W.E. Upjohn Institute, 2015

Michelle Miller-Adams presents the most accessible and comprehensive overview available of the emergence and development of the Promise movement nationwide as well as an up-to-date assessment of available research on the impacts of such programs.

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About the Author:

Michelle Miller-Adams is associate professor of political science at Grand Valley State University and a research fellow at the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. An expert on community-building and economic development, she is the author of three previous books including The Power of a Promise: Education and Economic Renewal in Kalamazoo (Upjohn Press 2009). Miller-Adams received her PhD in political science from Columbia University.

Review:

Promise Nation convincingly confirms and documents the power of a simple, elegant guarantee of a free college education to transform lives and revitalize communities. As the experience of Kalamazoo, Michigan and the dozens of communities across the country now developing their own versions of the Kalamazoo Promise show, not only can Promise programs achieve their direct goal of helping more students earn postsecondary degrees and credentials, they can also help communities realize goals that have long frustrated policymakers; reversing outmigration, stabilizing populations and housing values, and driving new economic development. --John Austin, President, Michigan State Board of Education

No one knows more about what is happening nationally in the college access and success scene than Michelle Miller-Adams. She has observed it as a researcher, advocated for it as a good public policy supporter, and worked for its advancement as a believer in educational equity. This book grants a glimpse into that vast knowledge base. --Saleem Ghubril, Executive Director, The Pittsburgh Promise

In Promise Nation, Dr. Miller-Adams provides an impartial comprehensive analysis of the American promise scholarship movement to date. This book is both timely and relevant in the current education policy climate as state and federal policymakers find ways to make college more accessible and more affordable for all students. --Monica R. Almond, Policy & Advocacy Associate, Alliance for Excellent Education

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