ERIC Number: ED559211
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2013-Jun
Pages: 63
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A Second Look at Enrollment Changes after the Kalamazoo Promise. Upjohn Institute Working Paper No. 13-200
Hershbein, Brad J.
W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
While previous research has documented how the Kalamazoo Promise, the most prominent and generous place-based college scholarship program, increased enrollment in Kalamazoo Public Schools, this paper qualifies and quantifies the characteristics of students who were induced to enter--or stay--in the district. In particular, it analyzes the origins and destinations, socioeconomic composition, and school-level sorting behavior associated with student flows around the time of the Promise announcement. These dimensions are more subtle than changes in the volume of students or measures of their individual success, but they are equally important to understand for communities exploring the feasibility of place-based scholarships as a local economic development tool. The findings suggest considerable economic benefits not just for the school district but for the broader metropolitan area. Tables and figures are appended.
Descriptors: Public Schools, School Districts, Scholarships, Student Financial Aid, Tuition, Fees, State Colleges, High School Graduates, Enrollment Trends, Student Characteristics, Socioeconomic Status, Economic Development, Student Mobility, Standardized Tests, State Standards, Institutional Characteristics, Longitudinal Studies, Scores, Student Records, Statistical Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Correlation, Socioeconomic Influences, Transfer Students
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Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; High Schools; Secondary Education; Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
Identifiers - Location: Michigan
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