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"Once CFES came into my life and gave me a chance, I never looked back." -- CFES Scholar from Harlem now at Cornell Medical School
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What's NewNYC Peer Mentoring Expo Tackles Obstacles to College Readiness CFES Sophomore Summit Helps Leatherstocking Scholars Link College and Career CFES Scholars Teach Valuable Skills at Leadership Summit, as featured in the Press Republican
CalendarMay 17, 2012 — CFES Mentoring Best Practices Workshop/Erie Schools May 22, 2012 — Leatherstocking End-of-Year Progress Assessment Meeting & Peer Mentoring Expo May 24, 2012 — CFES Scholars Site Visits/Delaware Schools May 29, 2012 — STEM Tampa Bay Advisory Board Meeting |
The need for College For Every Student (CFES) is greater today than ever. As a nation, we face the challenge of educating our young people to become the skilled workers and leaders of tomorrow. For America to remain a land of opportunity and prosperity - and retain its role as a global economic leader - we must provide opportunities for all of our young people to realize their fullest potential. To do so, we must dramatically increase the college-going and graduation rates of low-income youth, who constitute the fastest-growing population in our public schools. View the video below to see what CFES is doing to meet this challenge. Since its founding in 1991, CFES has helped make college a reality for more than 50,000 low-income, first-generation youth. Through its mentoring, school-college partnerships, and student leadership programs, CFES has helped raise academic performance and educational aspirations and ultimately ensure that these students graduate from high school and succeed in college. Over the last six years, 96 percent of CFES high school seniors – 6,500 students, many of whom were previously destined to drop out of school – have graduated from high school and gone on to college.
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