Category: Private and Parochial Education
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CSF’s Fall Newsletter Released
This just in: the Fall 2013 CSF newsletter is here! Click through to read: A special thank you from a CSF parent; Coverage on the recent NY rally for education tax credits; News on CSF alumni graduation rates; Highlights of CSF and CSF partner events across the country; A feature on a Harlem cooking workshop for CSF families;…
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Cardinal Dolan Celebrates Ted Forstmann’s Legacy
Cardinal Dolan commemorated the contributions of three prominent education philanthropists in his recent blog post and we are honored to see our co-founder, Ted Forstmann, among them. Peter Flanigan, Ted Forstmann, and Paul Woolard all made significant contributions to giving New York families access to quality school options through their involvement with the Partnership for…
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New CSF Annual Report Available Now
CSF’s 2012-13 annual report is hot off the presses today and available for downloading here. Take a moment to read about some of the thousands of families nationwide who are using scholarships provided by CSF or CSF partner programs and find out how parental choice in education is making a difference in the lives of…
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WSJ Publishes Letter to the Editor from CSF’s Chair and President on Peter Flanigan’s Legacy
The Wall Street Journal just published a letter to the editor from CSF Chair Mike McCurry and CSF President Darla Romfo in response to the paper’s recent editorial about the late Peter Flanigan‘s education reform legacy. In their letter, McCurry and Romfo urge a new generation of leaders to “take up the mantle and make [Flanigan’s] dream…
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CSF Remembers Peter M. Flanigan
By Darla M. Romfo, CSF President All of us at Children’s Scholarship Fund were deeply saddened to learn of Peter M. Flanigan’s death earlier this week. The list of charitable and reform-minded educational endeavors that were either started by Peter or lucky enough to have his association is a long one. And who knows how…
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CSF Alum Joins Sports Heroes at Champions for Choice Event
On the eve of the ESPY awards, Children’s Scholarship Fund of Omaha alum Josh Jones was privileged to be one of several athletes discussing the value of parental choice in education at the Champions for Choice event in Los Angeles. Four-time Olympic gold medalist Lisa Leslie and former NBA star and current ESPN/NBA analyst Jalen…
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From CSF Scholar to Columbia Grad
At 22, Jason Tejada is a highly accomplished young man, already ahead of his peers in many respects. He just graduated from Columbia University, where he majored in economics and ancient history on a full scholarship, and this summer he’s beginning work at JPMorgan Chase in Manhattan. But Jason’s life could easily have taken a…
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A CSF Sandy Story: The Obazees of Brooklyn
Note: When Hurricane Sandy struck last October 29th, many New Yorkers were hard-hit with serious damage to their homes and lost wages. At CSF, we knew that families already living on a tight budget would face an extra challenge in paying their tuition on top of extra storm-related expenses. Thankfully, generous CSF donors stepped in and…
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Read All About It: CSF’s Spring Newsletter Is Here
The latest CSF newsletter has just arrived from the printer. Download the Spring 2013 newsletter to read: Coverage of CSF Chair Mike McCurry’s recent speech on parental choice; News about the Graduating Class of 2013 and one special college grad; Highlights of CSF and CSF partner events across the country; An update on our Stay in School Fund for…
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NJ Governor Chris Christie Supports Choice at CSF Philadelphia Event
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie was presented with a Citizen of the Year award at Children’s Scholarship Fund Philadelphia‘s (CSFP) annual Student Award Ceremony this morning. Governor Christie told the audience of CSFP Scholars, their families, and CSFP supporters that he wanted to accept the award in person because he believes it is important to…