Opportunity and Hope: Transforming Children's Lives Through Scholarships

by Naomi Schaefer Riley

Book Overview

The U.S. education system is not meeting the needs of all our children, especially those who are economically disadvantaged. For too many families, income level and ZIP code determine the quality of education available to their children. The need to give all children access to a good education, a chance for a better future, has never been greater. Launched in 1998 by philanthropists Ted Forstmann and John Walton, the Children's Scholarship Fund has...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442226099
• ISBN13: 9781442226098
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"