Financing promise programs: Where the money comes from and where the money goes
Meredith S. Billings,
Amy Y. Li,
Denisa Gándara
et al.
Abstract:Free college/promise programs provide scholarships that cover students’ tuition and fees to attend college. These programs are flexible in that they can be adapted to local and/or state needs when crafting the design, scope, and benefits offered to students. Based on their adaptability, there is variation in the funding of these programs due to the available financial resources and programs’ ability to leverage established community and state partnerships. This chapter discusses how local and state promise pro… Show more
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