The Power of a Promise: Education and Economic Renewal in Kalamazoo

The Power of a Promise: Education and Economic Renewal in Kalamazoo
Michelle Miller-Adams | 1900-01-01 00:00:00 | W.E. Upjohn Institute | 257 | Education
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As so many citizens and communities ponder ways to improve their economic futures and their public schools, the Kalamazoo Promise offers an innovative and powerful model for partnering education and economic development in truly transformative ways. While this book is educational and informative, it's accessible and interesting. The text would be

appropriate for use in a college classroom, just as it would inspire individuals looking for creative ways to effect measurable change on multiple levels.
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I found "The Power of a Promise: Education and Economic Renewal in Kalamazoo" an exciting, accessible, and challenging account that will be of interest to education and economic policy-makers, as well as community leaders eager to shake-up the status quo.



Rachel Galperin
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Very interesting read - especially the impact of secret donors for the scholarship! You hear from students, teachers, parents, businesses - and how so many lives are touched by the offer of a free college education. Would be a great book for a book club / college course on education issues.
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Book description:



When a group of anonymous donors announced in 2005 that they would send every graduate of the Kalamazoo Public Schools to college for free, few within or outside this midsized Michigan community understood the magnitude of the gesture. In the first comprehensive account of the Kalamazoo Promise, Miller-Adams addresses both the potential and challenges inherent in place-based universal scholarship programs and explains why this unprecedented experiment in education-based economic renewal is being emulated by scores of cities and towns around the nation.



"Michelle Miller-Adams captures the truly unique story of the Kalamazoo Promise without losing sight of the universal lessons it offers us. The Power of a Promise is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the future of economic and community development in our country." -- Governor Jennifer M. Granholm, State of Michigan



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