Students who enroll in UConn through the New Haven Promise program will soon receive $5,000 in extra scholarship money each year to help ensure that college is affordable and accessible to them. UConn President Susan Herbst announced Tuesday that UConn … Continue reading
New Haven Promise’s Legacy Award — which was established last year — is now annually awarded to a Scholar who has recently graduated from college and has demonstrated a deep commitment to their studies, fellow Promise scholars and the City … Continue reading
This spring the RAND Corporation released a report on the early progress of New Haven Promise and the major takeaway was that a “college-going” culture was taking root in the Elm City. Now the city’s high school Class of 2015 … Continue reading
Both New Haven Promise and School Change reforms are making progress towards their goals, according to an independent study conducted by the RAND Corporation. Dr. Gabriella C. Gonzalez, a RAND sociologist, presented the near-term findings of “Transforming an Urban School … Continue reading
One of the toughest things about a Promise program is that — in the end — the funders and the program administrators have little control on the return on the investment. Promise folks can identify, celebrate, monitor, support, counsel, engage, mentor … Continue reading
