The Promise: A Case Study of Say Yes to Education in Buffalo. Principles for Effective Education Grantmaking. Case Study No. 15

Autor/in	Frahm, Robert
Institution	Grantmakers for Education
Titel	The Promise: A Case Study of Say Yes to Education in Buffalo. Principles for Effective Education Grantmaking. Case Study No. 15
Quelle	(2016), (28 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Grantsmanship; Case Studies; Access to Education; Nonprofit Organizations; Health Services; Legal Aid; Clinics; Summer Schools; After School Programs; College Freshmen; Scholarships; Partnerships in Education; Progress Monitoring; College Bound Students; Program Descriptions; Program Effectiveness; New York (Buffalo) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Nonprofit-Organisation; Health service; Gesundheitsdienst; Gesundheitswesen; Summer school; Sommerkurs; After school education; After-school programs; Program; Programs; Programme; Außerschulische Jugendbildung; Programm; Studienanfänger; Scholarship; Stipendium; Hochschulpartnerschaft
Abstract	Not long ago, college seemed out of reach for Jesse Ashley, a high school senior in Buffalo, New York. In a troubled school system plagued by low achievement and high dropout rates, Jesse's chronic absenteeism and bouts with depression made his prospects shaky. But Jesse got help, returned to classes and began thinking about college--all under an ambitious program that began with the promise of a college scholarship to any graduate of the city's public schools. That promise, made by a local partnership with support from the national nonprofit group Say Yes to Education, spurred a community-wide effort designed not only to remove financial barriers to higher education, but to reshape the very nature of Buffalo's public schools and bolster the economic revival of one of the nation's most impoverished cities. Five years ago, with the pledge of $15 million from Say Yes as an incentive, the community embarked on a new approach to increasing postsecondary completion. Local civic leaders formed Say Yes Buffalo, securing commitments from city and county governments, local businesses, school officials, parent groups, unions, higher education institutions, churches and others to provide an array of services--such as mentoring, after-school and summer programs, school-based mental health counseling and even legal clinics--and to build a scholarship fund to help students such as Jesse overcome obstacles as they pursue the dream of a college degree. This case study describes how Say Yes and Say Yes Buffalo established health and legal clinics in school buildings, implemented summer school and after-school programs, and funded summer programs for incoming freshmen at the three schools that enroll the largest number of Say Yes Buffalo scholars: Erie Community College, Buffalo State College and Medaille College. [For "Accountability's New Frontier: Innovation from the States. Principles for Effective Education Grantmaking. Case Study No. 14," see ED578906.] (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01