Benedum Foundation pledges $2.5 million to scholarships 'We view the Pittsburgh Promise as an integral part of the school district's reform efforts to prepare all students for success in college and provide the means to make higher education possible,' said James Denova, Vice President of the Benedum Foundation, Downtown.I view the Pittsburgh Promise as something different. I view it, well, how should I say, as something that is $2.5 million richer.
Thursday, February 05, 2009
Benedum Foundation pledges $2.5 million to scholarships
Wow. Can't look a gift horse in the mouth.
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Benedum Foundation pledges $2.5 million to scholarships
Thursday, February 05, 2009
By Joe Smydo, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation this morning announced a $2.5 million grant to the Pittsburgh Promise.
The money will be paid in five annual installments of $500,000.
The Promise is a college scholarship program for students of Pittsburgh Public Schools and city charter schools. In recent months, a number of foundations have contributed to the program.
"We view the Pittsburgh Promise as an integral part of the school district's reform efforts to prepare all students for success in college and provide the means to make higher education possible," said James Denova, Vice President of the Benedum Foundation, Downtown.
At the same time, the PA Dpt of Ed reports that a third of grads in PA are not prepared for college and will need remedial help. Hopefully they will receive that help rather than spending Promise money and then dropping out.
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