Category: Private and Parochial Education
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CSF Scholars go back to school!
Thousands of CSF Scholars went back to school this week. Even more exciting, a majority of them are back in the classroom in person, with many improvements in the virtual experience for those who chose to remain learning remotely for the time being. During these challenging times, the back to school photos they’re sharing are even more…
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CSF participating schools prepare to welcome students back safely
When the 2020-21 school year begins, most CSF Scholars will have the option of returning to their schools in-person, five days a week, although in the case of schools that don’t have enough space to accommodate all students at the same time, a hybrid model will be employed, with children rotating between in-person and remote learning.…
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Calling for educational reform, Steve Forbes highlights CSF
As we enter a back to school season like no other, Steve Forbes has joined the growing number of voices calling for better educational options for families. In his What’s Ahead podcast, he notes that charters and organizations like CSF have offered many parents the chance to provide their children with a solid education, but more help is…
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CSF Parent Survey: Families share their hopes and concerns
When CSF surveyed its NYC families from May to July this year, we found the vast majority of parents desperately want their children to return to their schools in a few weeks so they can learn in the nurturing environments that have become like second homes to them. CSF participating schools report they are eagerly…
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CSF President interviewed on AEI podcast and Chicago radio
This week, CSF President Darla Romfo appeared with Naomi Schaefer Riley and Ian Howe of AEI on their Are You Kidding Me? podcast, discussing how CSF families have fared during the pandemic, and the challenges their schools face as the new school year approaches. She called for more equitable relief funding for tuition-based schools and the families…
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Scholarship alumna comes full circle
By Nicole Serrato Last month I graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film, and Minor in Journalism. Shortly after my graduation, I accepted a full-time position at The Children’s Scholarship Fund (CSF). I’ve been working for CSF part-time as a development and communication assistant while pursuing my degree for the last two years.…
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When private schools lose funding, low-income kids lose too
Note: This opinion piece appeared in The Hill on July 9, 2020. By CSF President Darla M. Romfo The Covid-19 pandemic has thrown a wrecking ball into American education. The media has focused on the disruptive shift to remote learning, sometimes with uneven results. Largely ignored however, has been the story unfolding at inner-city, tuition-based…
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Season forged of sorrow and faith: A school’s experience navigating Covid-19
Note: This article about CSF participating school Our Lady of Lourdes in Harlem was written by CSF Alumna Nicole Serrato and published in the Manhattan Times on July 9, 2020. By Nicole Serrato Suzanne Kaszynski was back at school earlier this month. Sporting a face mask, the principal of Our Lady of Lourdes School in…
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CSF President joins Manhattan Institute discussion on private schools post-Covid
Along with Alex Benjamin, Principal of Immaculate Conception School in the South Bronx; Rabbi Motti Seligson, director of media relations for Chabad Lubavitch; and Jill Kafka, Executive Director of Partnership Schools, CSF President Darla Romfo discussed the fiscal crisis facing private schools post-pandemic yesterday at a Manhattan Institute virtual event hosted by Andy Smarick. Click the photo above…
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CSF Featured in National Review
James Piereson and Naomi Schaefer Riley have a new article, “A Private Solution Helps Kids Succeed,” in the National Review about how CSF families have been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic and why it’s so important to help CSF Scholars stay in the schools that serve them so well. “It has by now become a familiar and depressing…
