Category: The CSF Family
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More Than 5,000 Rally for Education in Westchester
Yesterday at the Westchester County Center in White Plains, more than 5,000 schoolchildren (including many CSF Scholars), teachers, legislators, and others rallied to support the Education Investment Tax Credit legislation currently under consideration in the New York State Legislature. The bill would create an individual and corporate tax credit to help children attending both public…
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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…
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CSF Alumni Appear in Education Next
We are proud to report that the cover of the latest issue of Education Next features two Children’s Scholarship Fund (CSF) alums, Denasia Watts and Tiffany Williams. Both young women used CSF scholarships to attend private elementary schools in New York. Denasia will graduate from high school next month and plans to begin college this fall,…