Category: General News

Thursday, October 19, 2006 in Our Weekly Gloria Jackson is keynote speaker at St. Albert the Great School in Compton By Shirley Hawkins OW Staff Writer Historical figure Booker T. Washington, born a slave, rose from incredible odds to emerge as one of the most important figures in American history. The legacy of Booker T.…

Thursday, March 30th, 2006 in Omaha World-Herald By Veronica Stickney Being eligible for aid from the Children’s Scholarship Fund of Omaha almost makes the Rev. Dave Korth cry. As director of the St. Augustine Indian Mission School in Winnebago, Neb., Korth knows how much his school could benefit. Thanks to a $25,000 grant from the…

Tuesday, April 05, 2005 in Omaha World-Herald Philanthropist John Walton was greeted Tuesday morning by the smiling faces of children he is helping. “Good morning, Mr. Walton,” 14 second-graders said together. “Welcome to Assumption/Guadalupe School.” Walton, who founded the Children’s Scholarship Fund six years ago, visited the school’s campus near 22nd and Q Streets because…

Thursday, March 03, 2005 in New York Daily News Lead Editorial With the deadline fast approaching for the closure or reorganization of 26 Catholic schools in Brooklyn and Queens, New York business leader Tom Cusick has won a $1.2 million commitment of scholarship funds, provided he raises an additional $2.4 million in donations. That’s a…

Thursday, March 3rd, 2005 in New York Daily News by Joe Williams Hoping to save struggling Catholic schools and rescue students stuck in failing public schools, a Manhattan businessman announced a fund-raising drive yesterday to raise millions of dollars for scholarships. Tom Cusick, who stepped forward last month after the Daily News called on generous…

Thursday, March 3, 2005 in NY Newsday by Carol Eisenberg Businessman Tom Cusick is calling on people who say they want to save Brooklyn Catholic schools to put their money where their mouth is. Cusick, the president of the Fifth Avenue Association, has gotten a $1.2 million challenge grant from the Children’s Scholarship Fund to…

Thursday, April 1, 2004 in Omaha World-Herald By Michael Kelly Jarodd Butler received an award Wednesday at a country club, and a classmate cheered him on – twin brother Jamaur Butler. The Blessed Sacrament School fourth-graders, who don’t belong to any country club, have suffered tragedy but persevered. Their mother, Doris L. Butler, gave birth…

Saturday, March 13, 2004 in Orange County Register By Sarah Tully In her neighborhood, Anabell Alfaro could choose to send her son to a public school or private school when he starts kindergarten next year. Two blocks away, Edison Elementary enrolls 1,235 students — the most-populous school in one of the state’s most-crowded districts. Around…

Friday, October 3, 2003 in Omaha World-Herald By Judith Nygren When she and her family lived in South Africa, Lucy Mafilika never dreamed of an education for her children. It still seemed unlikely when she first moved to Omaha and her oldest child struggled in school. But then Mafilika hit it lucky in the Children’s…

Tuesday, September 30, 2003 in Omaha World-Herald By Judith Nygren John Walton has helped thousands of low-income children attend private schools, and now he is coming to Omaha to see how his scholarship program is working here. Walton will visit All Saints Catholic School and St. Paul Lutheran School on Thursday morning, meeting some of…