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WWC Review of the Report "The Short-Term Effects of the Kalamazoo Promise Scholarship on Student Outcomes." What Works Clearinghouse Single Study Review

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What Works Clearinghouse, 2014

Researchers examined the impacts of the Kalamazoo Promise Scholarship program on academic and behavioral outcomes of students in grades 9-12 in Kalamazoo Public Schools (KPS). The Kalamazoo Promise Scholarship program offers college scholarships to graduating high school students in the KPS district. The percentage of tuition and fees covered is…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Grade Point Average, Scholarships, Quasiexperimental Design

The Short-Term Effects of the Kalamazoo Promise Scholarship on Student Outcomes. Upjohn Institute Working Paper No. 12-186

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Bartik, Timothy J.; Lachowska, Marta – W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 2012

In order to study whether college scholarships can be an effective tool in raising students' performance in secondary school, we use one aspect of the Kalamazoo Promise that resembles a quasi-experiment. The surprise announcement of the scholarship created a large change in expected college tuition costs that varied across different groups of…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Student Characteristics, Credits, Grade Point Average

AN ANALYSIS OF THE COLLEGE PREPARATION DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAM FOR LOW-ACHIEVING HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES AT GRAND RAPIDS JUNIOR COLLEGE.

GREGORY, MERRY ANNE – 1966

AT GRAND RAPIDS JUNIOR COLLEGE, A DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED FOR ENTERING STUDENTS WITH HIGH SCHOOL GRADE AVERAGES OF 1.5 OR LESS IN ACADEMIC SUBJECTS. TO EVALUATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THIS PROGRAM, THE AUTHOR COMPARED THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF THREE GROUPS--(1) A CONTROL GROUP OF LOW ACHIEVERS WHO ENROLLED IN THE COLLEGE BEFORE THE…

Descriptors: Developmental Programs, Doctoral Dissertations, Grade Point Average, Low Achievement