Category: Private and Parochial Education
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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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Ascension School: A Beacon on the West Side
It was a bright and crisp morning on Manhattan’s Upper West Side today as CSF paid a visit to Ascension School, where 50 CSF Scholars (one-sixth of the student body) attend. This school, a beacon in the neighborhood for almost a hundred years, welcomes a diverse student body and offers great academics and after-school activities…
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Yes to D.C. Opportunity Scholarships, No to Government Shutdown
Great news for the Washington, D.C. families who are sending their children to private school with publicly-funded Opportunity Scholarships! Friday night’s eleventh-hour agreement between Democrats and Republicans that averted the government shutdown also reauthorized the D.C. scholarship program for five more years. Although the House of Representatives had passed a bill last month to allow…
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Moskowitz and Rhee on the Supreme Court Decision
By CSF President Darla Romfo Last night I had the pleasure of attending a panel discussion featuring Eva Moskowitz and Michelle Rhee, two of the country’s leading education reformers. Eva founded the Success Charter Network, and Michelle, the former Washington, D.C. schools chancellor, has founded a new education advocacy group, Students First. During the Q…
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Supreme Court Says Yes to AZ Tax Credits
Earlier today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the Arizona tuition tax credit program does not violate constitutional separation of church and state. The Cato Institute’s Andrew Coulson is calling for a wider adoption of tax credit programs to fund school choice following today’s decision. “With this ruling, the way forward for the school…
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Coach Hurley Talks Basketball and Education on 60 Minutes
Last night’s 60 Minutes featured this inspirational piece on Coach Bob Hurley, the highly successful basketball coach at St. Anthony’s School in Jersey City. For almost 40 years, Hurley has passed up college basketball coaching job offers and remained a stellar coach and role model to the mainly low-income boys on his team. One of…
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Upcoming School Choice Conference in Berkeley
If you are heading to the Bay Area, mark your calendar for Friday, April 1st. The American Center for School Choice (ACSC) is hosting a one-day conference at UC-Berkeley to explore the role of faith-based schools in the school choice debate. CSF President Darla Romfo will be among the conference speakers. Other speakers include: Dr.…
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Letter from CSF President: Charter Schools Are Not the Only Choice
By Darla Romfo One day last week I had the privilege of taking a CSF donor to a school where we are helping 99 children with scholarships. On the same day I appeared on a panel with two leaders from high-performing charter schools with many locations in New York City. Mt. Carmel Holy Rosary (MCHR)–where…
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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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National Endowment for Vouchers?
Mike Rosen’s recent column in the Denver Post calls on business leaders to create a national fund to allow families to escape failing schools and instead choose from a diversity of educational options that mirrors the world of private enterprise. Like Children’s Scholarship Fund, Rosen’s creation would be privately-funded and would cost a fraction of…