Category: Partner Programs
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CSF in Today’s Wall Street Journal
Be sure to read Daniel Henninger’s column about Children’s Scholarship Fund in today’s Wall Street Journal. The article, “Forstmann’s Not So Little Idea,” recounts the story of how Ted Forstmann and John Walton founded CSF on the belief that parents should be actively involved in their children’s education: Mr. Forstmann has long argued that all…
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CSF Gets Four Stars – Again!
In July, we were happy to pass along the news that CSF had earned another four-star rating from Charity Navigator – our fifth consecutive four-star rating! However, today we got even more good news. Charity Navigator has expanded its rating system to consider accountability and transparency as well as financial efficiency and fiscal responsibility –…
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Swimming from Alcatraz
We just found out our CSF partner programs have some very intrepid athletes! Rachel Elginsmith, Executive Director of the BASIC Fund, CSF’s partner in the San Francisco Bay Area, recently swam 1.5 miles from Alcatraz to the mainland! With a time of only 44 minutes, Rachel finished third in her age group in the Alcatraz Challenge…
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CSF Gets 4-Star Rating – Five Years in a Row!
Good news! For the fifth consecutive year, Children’s Scholarship Fund has earned a four-star rating (the highest possible) from Charity Navigator, the premier charity evaluator. Only 6% of the 5,500 charities rated by Charity Navigator earn the top rating five years running. According to Charity Navigator: “Children’s Scholarship Fund consistently executes its mission in a…
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Spring ’11 Newsletter Is Here
Spring is here, in full-swing, and so is CSF’s latest newsletter! The six-page newsletter features a lot of exciting news from our partners across the country, a brief on the parental choice movement, and a story on a reception held here in NYC celebrating our program. “The Last Word” feature highlights two very special people…
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Creighton Basketball Player Credits CSF of Omaha
Last week, CSF of Omaha celebrated its 8th annual awards luncheon, where Creighton University men’s basketball coach, Greg McDermott, was the guest speaker. McDermott, however, had a special guest of his own to introduce. Creighton basketball player Josh Jones got a scholarship from CSF of Omaha as a fourth-grader at Jesuit Middle School in Omaha,…
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CSF Philadelphia’s Lottery Day Celebration
Getting a phone call from a stranger is often associated with those unsolicited sales calls you try to avoid. But imagine getting a call from someone you never met before telling you that your child has won a scholarship to a private school? That’s what happened earlier this week when CSF Philadelphia held its first…
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MOST Celebrates Educational Choice in Memphis
Good news! CSF’s partner program in Memphis – Memphis Opportunity Scholarship Trust (MOST) – is featured in today’s Memphis Commercial-Appeal with an article from MOST staffers Mandy Yandell and Ginger Spickler. As we celebrate National School Choice Week, Yandell and Spickler highlight the wide variety of school choices available to families of means in Memphis…
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The Nuggets, The Broncos, & The Rockies
Here at CSF, access to quality education is a top priority, but Manuel, a CSF scholarship recipient in Denver, reminds us that there are some other important things in life as well, like the Nuggets, the Broncos, and the Rockies. Go, Denver!
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CSF-Portland Isn’t Waiting
As people around the country watch the latest education reform documentary, “Waiting for ‘Superman’”, read what CSF’s partner program in Portland has to say: Children’s Scholarship Fund Kids Aren’t Waiting for Superman! by Kathryn Hickok October’s nationwide opening of the new film “Waiting for ‘Superman’” is igniting new interest in the desperate desire of thousands…