Category: The CSF Family
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MacroMinds Investment Symposium Highlights CSF
Children’s Scholarship Fund was honored to be one of three education charities selected as beneficiaries of the Third Annual MacroMinds Symposium at the Times Center in New York City in June. The investment symposium, founded by Dean Curnutt in 2019, is devoted to working with organizations that expand educational opportunities. During the event, which included…
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Highlights from CSF’s Palm Beach event
Last week, Children’s Scholarship Fund (CSF) hosted an event in Palm Beach, Florida at the home of CSF Board Member Remy Trafelet and his wife, Missy. It was a lovely opportunity to introduce CSF’s work to a wider audience. For 25 years, CSF has been providing scholarships so that low-income children can attend a better school. CSF…
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Forbes piece by Kerry McDonald highlights CSF participating schools
Author Kerry McDonald highlights Children’s Scholarship Fund (CSF) and several CSF participating schools in a new Forbes piece, “The Not-So-Secret World Of Low-Cost New York City Private Schools,” out today. McDonald, a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Economic Education and host of the LiberatED Podcast, regularly covers innovative schools all over the country, and we are…
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CSF Parents Travel to State Capitol for School Choice Week Celebration
This Tuesday, a group of CSF parents travelled from New York City to Albany to celebrate School Choice Week, joining forces with parents from across the state to share their stories with elected officials and raise awareness of the need for greater educational freedom for all New York children. The parents met with State Senators, Assembly Members,…
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CSF President Darla Romfo calls for greater educational freedom in Daily News op-ed
In today’s New York Daily News, an op-ed by CSF President and CEO Darla Romfo, “Let parents choose their kids’ schools,” spotlights the often-overlooked diversity of the private schools CSF Scholars attend and calls on our leaders to make schools like these accessible to more families through school choice. The piece concludes: “The schools referenced here and hundreds of…
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CSF Alumni Network with Supporters at Penn Club Event
At a networking event at the Penn Club this winter, three alumni shared how their scholarships helped shape their future paths.
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CSF President tells Fox & Friends that parents are the first educators of their children
CSF President Darla Romfo appeared on Fox & Friends this morning, discussing the need for education freedom for parents who want alternatives for their children. Speaking with co-host Ainsley Earhardt, Darla emphasized the role of parents as the first educators of their children and called for rethinking the status quo: “We all pay taxes and the…
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CSF is now accepting cryptocurrency donations
Exciting news! It is now possible to make a gift to Children’s Scholarship Fund (CSF) in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies! Simply visit the donate page on our website, and click on the blue box similar to the one above, or go directly to Crypto for Charity. Enter Children’s Scholarship Fund in the “Choose a Non-Profit”…
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In Her Own Words: CSF Alumna Nicole Goes to the Oscars
By CSF Alumna Nicole Serrato I attended the 94th Oscars Award Ceremony at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood this past Sunday. As an aspiring actress, director and screenwriter, I was elated by the opportunity to be in the same room with my heroes. But how and why did I get to attend the Oscars? Amy…
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Running to Pave the Way for the Next Generation
By CSF Alumna Nicole Serrato A few times a week, well before I ever received a scholarship from the Children’s Scholarship Fund, my dad used to wake me up along with my siblings to run “King Mountain.” We lived at the top of a hill in El Sereno, a small town near East LA where…
