SMF Announces College Trip
SMF Announces 2009-2010 Historical College Admissions Results
SMF Announces 2010 Scholarship Winners
Cynthia T. Simmons Memorial Scholarship
Rafael Alberto Grillo Avila—Parkland Magnet High School, Winston-Salem, NC
Attending Princeton University
Nathaniel P. Simmons Memorial Scholarship
Damaris Betsaida Ramirez—Parkland Magnet High School, Winston-Salem, NC
Attending Meredith College
Congratulations!
McKinsey & Company Releases Report
McKinsey & Company releases report on the economic impact of the achievement gap in America’s schools.
MALDEF List of Scholarships 2009-2010
MALDEF – Mexican American Legal Defense Fund List of Scholarships 2009-2010 Learn more
The Edwin Gould Foundation cites notable achievement gaps
The Edwin Gould Foundation cites notable achievement gap statistics.
SMF Spotlight: SMF alums Courtney Harris and Alan-Michael Hill Intern for U.S. Senator Thomas Carper
Courtney Harris, a senior at the College of William & Mary, and Alan-Michael Hill, a junior at the University of Pennsylvania, both interned for U.S. Senator Thomas Carper (D-DE) during the summer of 2009. SMF congratulates Courtney and Alan on their successful internships.
SMF Spotlight: Kwasi Asare, SMF mentor and education expert, gives keynote address to National Center for Technonolgy Innovation
With the help of senior department of education decision-makers, Kwasi Asare (Special Assistant, Office of Innovation and Improvement) and Karen Cator (Director, Office of Educational Technology), and panelists Richard Bernstein, Larry Goldberg and Linda Roberts, NCTI conference participants explored the range of existing barriers and some solutions in the works.
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Introducing The Choice
Applying to college can be among the most bewildering experiences in the life of an American teenager. And it’s no picnic for that teenager’s family, either. Through this blog, my New York Times colleagues and I hope to serve as a regular online companion and resource to those of you running this gantlet — particularly high-school juniors and seniors, as well as their parents and counselors, and even admissions officers. Read more on The Choice