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Vol. 5, Issue No.  5                                       
                         January 24,  2013
Hartford Promise . . . Kept
HPS Scholarship Effort Gains Momentum
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Superintendent Christina Kishimoto Tuesday augmented the Hartford Promise with her own promise to
elevate Hartford students' academic progress.
When Hartford Hospital President and CEO Jeff Flaks pointed to the connection between more education and better health, he added yet another dimension to the job preparedness, regional economic strength, social costs, and civic participation arguments for college readiness.  Clearly, with the Hartford Promise scholarships, everyone has some skin in this particular game.
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Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor, Hartford Promise Champion Ramani Ayer, and Mayor Pedro Segarra and Superintendent Christina Kishimoto took turns at the podium Tuesday at the Hartford Promise announcement.
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Partnerships Rise for Hartford Children
Institutional Advancement Report: Dedication and Dollars
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The Hartford Public Schools set out last year to align partnerships with the goals of Third-Grade reading proficiency, middle years re-design, and ultimately, college and career readiness. With an 84 percent increase in the number of programs and an 18 percent hike in financial investment, the immediate support - and the leveraged funding - are impressive.  Who's behind all this?

It's a Two-Way Commitment 
What Promise Do Families and Students Make?

MomandSon When Melissa Drayton and her son Tyrus think about the future, whether in terms of today's challenges or his going to college in four years, it's about pulling together as a family.  It's about survival.

It's about being committed to a better future.


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Insights 
of the Week
insightlensThis historic week, we call attention to the President's inaugural address comments on education ... and consider a timely reflection on what the teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., mean today ...  to Latinos. 


Up and
Coming:
NYU Professor Pedro Noguera will speak in Hartford January 30th,
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as part of a special Hartford Foundation for Public Giving program for shaping a strategy to support children's success.  Learn more here.
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