2. -Started by an anonymous donor
-It is designed not to end and is set up so that all future students can benefit
-4 year scholarship which covers tuition
-You have up to 10 years to use the promise
- To date, the Kalamazoo Promise
has paid out $35 million for
postsecondary study for 2,500
students
3.
4. In 1987, George A. Weiss promised to pay for the college
education of 112 6th graders. Only 20 went on to
graduate. 20 went on to commit felonies and four were
murdered
Shows the importance of college preparation
5. Teachers have become more happy and
effective. Feel like they are making a bigger
difference
Administrators are punishing less
Students test scores and GPA are up