Michigan Promise Zones Association
Michigan Promise Zones Association
MCAN works closely with the Michigan Promise Zones Association by providing technical assistance and support to ensure that these "placed-based" scholarships are helping students pursue a postsecondary education.
By enacting Promise Zone legislation in 2009, Michigan became the first state in the nation to promote the creation of place-based scholarship initiatives to increase educational attainment and spur economic growth in a community. Michigan Promise Zones Association works to deliver regional scholarships through private donations and by capturing growth in state property tax revenue. Thirteen Promise Zones have already begun awarding scholarships. This initiative speaks directly to some of the most critical problems we face by helping disadvantaged students close the achievement gap, assisting communities in attracting and retaining middle-class families, and drawing knowledge-based businesses to distressed areas.