The Pittsburgh
Promise
The Pittsburgh Promise provides scholarships to Pittsburgh Public Students for postsecondary education. EFL has several lines of work with the Promise.
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×Annual indicators for Scholar retention, persistence, and degree attainment. (PI; Pittsburgh Promise) This ongoing, annual work involves the comprehensive analysis of all data available to understand patterns and trends in college going both of those who actually use the Pittsburgh Promise as well as the rest of the graduates from Pittsburgh Public Schools. This work is used to identify problems or practice or areas in need of additional intervention, including the performance of higher education institutions. Most recently, the work is focused on the development of data placemats to bring action-focused data on college going to school-based leaders. Key partners: Saleem Ghubril and Shelley Scherer
Impact study of Pittsburgh Promise on enrollment and persistence. (Co-PI; Lumina Foundation) The impact of the Promise on postsecondary enrollment and persistence into the second year were investigated using quasi-experimental research methodologies. That work has been completed and published in Education Finance Policy. The work was generously funded by the Lumina Foundation.
Impact study of Pittsburgh Promise on workforce participation. (Co-PI; Strada Education Network) This work is focused on using rigorous quantitative methodologies to understand and quantify the impact of the Pittsburgh Promise on workforce participation. The study is currently in the feasibility stage in collaboration with the Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. Key partners: Lindsay Page, Michelle Miller-Adams, Brad Hershbein, Gary Ritter, & Celeste Carruthers.
Indicators framework for place-based scholarship programs. (Co-PI; Lumina Foundation) This was a development project funded by the Lumina Foundation in which the annual indicators work for the Pittsburgh Promise and the broader literature on predictors of postsecondary readiness and success were used to codify a framework of potential indicators in three key outcome areas of Promise programs: PK-12 education systems, postsecondary enrollment and attainment, and community/economic well-being that can be used by practitioners and researchers affiliated with place-based college scholarship programs. The framework has been disseminated and used nationally by other place-based scholarship programs to build their monitoring and evaluation plans. Key partners: Michelle Miller-Adams