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began thinking of a way to take the program nationwide and truly open the doors of educational opportunity. John and Ted first announced the formation of the
Children's Scholarship Fund at the New York Public Library on June 9, 1998. Then Ted, John and CSF's new staff traveled across the country to secure partnerships in major cities and states. Once the partner programs were in place, CSF began to get the word out to parents through local community organizations, churches, and the private schools themselves, and scholarship applications began to roll in. The demand for scholarships was much higher than anticipated. By the March 31 deadline, the parents of more than 1.25 million children had applied.
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to the partner programs and donors in an attempt to extend the original awards through 8th grade and allow younger siblings to get scholarships, too. Most of the partner programs not only agreed to extend the original scholarships through 8th grade and add siblings – they also awarded brand new scholarships.
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An astonishing 43% of the eligible population in Newark, NJ, applied for scholarships. In New York, 168,000 applications came in – representing 32% of those eligible to apply. Other cities with especially notable numbers of applications included Los
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Since inception, CSF has awarded $ 654 million in scholarships to 152,000 needy children. In the 2012-13 school year, more than 25,700 children in 30 partner programs across the country are using CSF scholarships to attend private school. Of the students who receive CSF scholarships, 92 percent
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St. Louis (32%), and
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their parents' income, should have access to a quality education – an education that will not only prepare them for successful private lives, but help them to build cohesive communities and a strong democracy."
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