Elizabeth Segarra loves reading and art and dreams of becoming a veterinarian.
Darla M. Romfo & Kate Baker Demers: Parents are a child’s primary educators – New Hampshire Union Leader
Children’s Scholarship Fund processes more than 1,500 applications for Education Freedom Accounts
“Yes, I believe in school choice. Parents know far better than government bureaucrats what their children need from an education standpoint, and they should be permitted to make that choice." - Matt Salmon, Former United States Representative
Coined the Mother of School Choice, maverick Polly Williams is a prime example of parent power. She spent 30 years as a Wisconsin state representative - the longest-serving woman in the legislature. Read more here: https://www.the74million.org/article/for-maverick-polly-williams-the-mother-of-school-choice-the-point-was-always-to-empower-parents-and-improve-education-for-black-children/"
What does school choice mean? It means empowering parents to choose where their child is educated. Ted Forstmann and John Walton believed that parents are the first educators of their children and started CSF to empower parents. Watch this brief clip of John and Ted in 1999.
"Parents know best what their children need. Affluent parents already have choices. Empowering parents of modest means to choose the best opportunity for their children is critical." - State Sen. Jeb Bradley (R., N.H.) #EducationFreedomNH #schoolchoice https://www.wsj.com/articles/school-choice-iowa-new-hampshire-esa-education-savings-account-parents-children-11649196588
"Being able to provide this education for my daughter is very important to me, and the fact that you are providing me with the opportunity to do so makes me grateful." -CSF Mom Ramotalai #CSFScholar #parentpower
Thanks to 189 members of the @NHHouseofReps for killing a bill that would repeal the successful #EducationFreedomAccounts program. Currently serving 1800+ students, EFAs allow families to exercise educational freedom. @CSF_NH @AFP_NH @JBartlett_NH @cordellifornh @Osborne4NH
.@kjbaker & @dromfo: "NH families are already exercising their freedom and power as the first educators of their children, and they are lighting the way for a new era of education that serves children rather than systems." #parentpower #SchoolChoice
https://www.unionleader.com/opinion/op-eds/darla-m-romfo-kate-baker-demers-parents-are-a-childs-primary-educators/article_38bd44cb-8113-537f-bf84-5d88a512517a.html
Thank you for sowing the seeds of a brighter future for thousands of NH children and their families. May the new year bring you peace, health, and happiness! End the year by giving the gift of learning! https://nh.scholarshipfund.org/fund-scholarships-change-lives/
“COVID didn’t break the public school system, but it has shined a spotlight on the main problem w/K-12 educ., which happens to be the massive power imbalance bet. the gov't school monopoly & individual families.” @DeAngelisCorey #schoolchoice #parentpower
https://nypost.com/2021/12/18/activist-parents-should-be-able-to-choose-best-school-for-kids/
HUGE Thank you to the fabulous Kurt Strandson and the team at Pinnacle Mortgage Corp. for generously donating to CSF to help NH children in need with scholarships again this year! We appreciate you and the fun crowd all jumping in to support @CSF_NH @PinnacleMtgCorp
