Category: Partner Programs
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CSF’s 20th Anniversary Highlighted on redefinED
CSF’s 20th anniversary was covered in a news story on redefinED, a website run by Step Up for Students, which administers tax credit scholarships in Florida. Step Up for Students grew out of Children’s Scholarship Fund of Tampa Bay, a CSF partner program founded by John Kirtley in 1998.
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CSF Family Spotlighted in New Hampshire Governor’s State of the State Address
CSF New Hampshire Alumnus Angel Encarnacion and his mother, Shalimar, were honored as special guests of Governor Chris Sununu at his State of the State address this morning. The governor told Angel and Shalimar’s story as he discussed the importance of giving parents choice and flexibility in their children’s education, leading to a standing ovation:…
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All Things Are Possible
By CSF President Darla M. Romfo For those of us who follow school choice discussions, the past two weeks have given ample material for conversation, given National School Choice Week, followed by Catholic Schools Week, and the news of the imminent closing of nine Jubilee Catholic Schools with their unique history and mission in…
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CSF Joins Lively School Choice Week Celebration in NH
This week in Manchester, CSF was proud to mark National School Choice Week at a lively celebration that brought together several hundred people who braved freezing rain and icy roads! Families, students and representatives of schools and enrichment programs of all types gathered to hear remarks from Governor Chris Sununu and education advocate and charter…
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#GivingThanks
This Thanksgiving season, as we approach the 20-year anniversary of CSF’s founding, there is a lot to reflect upon and be grateful for. When John Walton and Ted Forstmann co-founded CSF back in 1998, they could not have imagined that 166,000 children would benefit from CSF scholarships over the next two decades! Those children’s life…
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CSF Celebrates Champions for Children 2017
On Wednesday, April 5th, CSF celebrated our fourth annual CSF Champions for Children event, honoring Richard R. Hough III, Chairman and CEO of Silvercrest Asset Management Group, and New York State Senator Chris Jacobs. As guests arrived, they were treated to a performance by the choir of Our Lady of Lourdes School in Harlem,…
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CSF Celebrates School Choice Week in New Hampshire
Yesterday, CSF celebrated National School Choice Week in New Hampshire with a coalition of educational organizations, schools, and families. The group of about 200 heard from special guest Governor Chris Sununu, who spoke about the need for parents to have educational options for their children and how his own family has experienced public and private schools, as well…
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New Hampshire Event Celebrates CSF’s Success
Last Thursday, scholarship recipients, families, and supporters gathered at the Falls Event Center in Manchester to celebrate the success of Children’s Scholarship Fund (CSF) and the difference scholarships are making in the lives of CSF Scholars and their families in New Hampshire. Several CSF parents and students were on hand to share their experiences…
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New Study Finds 97% HS Graduation Rate for CSF Baltimore Alumni
More good news about the positive effects scholarships have on the children and families who use them. A recently released Friedman Foundation study found that 97 percent of CSF Baltimore (CSFB) alumni graduated from high school, and 84 percent of CSFB alumni went on to enroll in college. High school graduation and college enrollment rates for students…
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Mike McCurry: Florida tax credit scholarship a national model with bipartisan support
By Mike McCurry When I was President Clinton’s press secretary, I saw the power of bipartisanship. I now see an emerging bipartisan consensus on a critical issue: educational choice for low income families. I am chairman of the Children’s Scholarship Fund, a national nonprofit that provides privately-funded scholarships to poor parents, so they can send…
