The Promise of a College Scholarship Transforms a District

Autor/inn/en	Ritter, Gary W.; Ash, Jennifer
Titel	The Promise of a College Scholarship Transforms a District
Quelle	In: Phi Delta Kappan, 97 (2016) 5, S.13-19 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0031-7217
DOI	10.1177/0031721716629652
Schlagwörter	Scholarships; Access to Education; Program Effectiveness; School Districts; Elementary Secondary Education; Higher Education; Public Schools; Educational Improvement; Student Motivation; Academic Persistence; Enrollment Trends; College Attendance; Achievement Gains; Expectation; Interviews; Teacher Attitudes; Administrator Attitudes; Arkansas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Scholarship; Stipendium; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; School district; Schulbezirk; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Schulische Motivation; College; Colleges; Attendance; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Anwesenheit; Achievement gain; Leistungssteigerung; Expectancy; Erwartung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Lehrerverhalten
Abstract	Promise programs are place-based scholarships, generally tied to a city or school district, offering near-universal access to all living in the "place." While Promise programs share some characteristics with other scholarship programs, they're unique because they seek to change communities and schools. Underlying such promise programs is the belief that having access to a guaranteed college scholarship will encourage students to remain in schools, encourage families to remain in a community, and change how educators work with students. This article focuses on the El Dorado Promise in El Dorado, Arkansas, which began in 2007. From analyzing student data and interviewing educators, the authors learned that the Promise did lead to several changes in the district: enrollment increased; student learning improved; discussions of college permeated the district from kindergarten onward; expectations for all students rose; and enrollment in advanced coursework increased for all students. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01