Description
Seeding Hope: Two Decades of Promise Stories offers a detailed account of the founding and impact of The Kalamazoo Promise. Since 2005, this initiative provides students who graduate from the Kalamazoo Public Schools up to 100% of tuition and mandatory fees paid for at over 60 eligible Michigan institutions, from colleges and universities, to trade schools and vocational programs.
The book explores the history of this transformative program and shares personal stories, illustrating how The Promise has impacted the lives of students and the Kalamazoo community over its first two decades. Written by Jennifer Clark, with a foreword by Dr. Janice M. Brown, and an afterward by Von Washington Jr., this collection offers insights into the vision, challenges, and successes of this groundbreaking educational initiative that has also inspired other communities to create their own place-based scholarships.
