The Kalamazoo Promise, and Enrollment and Achievement Trends in Kalamazoo Public Schools

Authors

Timothy J. Bartik, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment ResearchFollow
Randall W. Eberts, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment ResearchFollow
Wei-Jang Huang, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment ResearchFollow

Upjohn Author ORCID Identifier

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6238-8181

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9711-5466

Publication Date

6-16-2010

Abstract

This paper examines three types of KPS trends that may represent Promise effects: 1) trends in overall enrollment, 2) trends in relative enrollment by ethnic group, and 3) trends in KPS achievement on the standardized test used by the state of Michigan for No Child Left Behind accountability, the Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) test.

Issue Date

June 16-18, 2010

Subject Areas

EDUCATION; K-12 Education; Postsecondary education; Postsecondary access; Promise scholarships