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Publications, Press Coverage & Inquiries

    Journal Articles & Reports

    Perna, L.W., Wright-Kim, J., & Leigh, E. (2021). Will college promise programs improve or reduce equity? Understanding the contextual conditions that influence implementation. Education Policy Analysis Archives, 29(26). This article is part of the special issue, Policy Implementation as an Instrument to Achieve Educational Equity in the Community College Context, guest edited by Eric R. Felix, H. Kenny Nienhusser, Ángel Gonzalez, Luz Burgos-López. https://epaa.asu.edu/ojs/article/view/5436/2594

    Perna, L.W., Wright-Kim, J., & Leigh, E. (2020, December). Recognizing the implications of promise program design for equity and efficiency. College Promise, Policy Brief.

    Perna, L. W., Wright-Kim, J., & Leigh, E. (2020). Is a College Promise Program an Effective Use of Resources? Understanding the Implications of Program Design and Resource Investments for Equity and Efficiency. AERA Open. Online first: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2332858420967633

    Perna, L.W., & Smith, E. (Eds., 2019). Improving Research-Based Knowledge of College Promise Programs. Washington, DC: American Educational Research Association.

    Rauner, M., Perna, L.W., & Kanter, M. (2018, November). California college promise: Program characteristics and perceptions from the field. San Francisco, CA: WestEd.

    Perna, L.W., & Leigh, E. (2018). Understanding the promise: A typology of state and local college promise programs. Educational Researcher. Online first: http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.3102/0013189X17742653

    Perna, L.W., Leigh, E., & Carroll, S. (2017). “Free college:” A new and improved state approach to increasing educational attainment? American Behavioral Scientist, 61, 1740-1757. http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0002764217744821

    Perna, L. W. (2016, October). Delivering on the promise: Structuring college promise programs to promote higher education attainment for students from underserved groups. Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania, Alliance for Higher Education and Democracy. 

    Blog Posts

    Videos

    EPAA. (2021, February 26). Dr. Perna, Wright-Kim, and Leigh on College Promise Programs [Video]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ModWDH83LeU

    American Educational Research Association. (2019, December 10). Improving Research-Based Knowledge of College Promise Programs [Video]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=680sTwk4CH0

    Presentations

    May 29, 2019 College Promise Conference co-sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia and Penn AHEAD (video and materials available)

    University of Delaware. 2018, October 30. Biden Challenge Plenary III - The Role of Innovation. Available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeOTVYbSB-I

    Media Mentions

    Inquiries

    For more information, please contact Penn AHEAD.