LEADER 00000cam 2200565Ki 4500 001 ocn879946844 003 OCoLC 005 20190704065921.2 006 m o d 007 cr |n|---||||| 008 140515s2014 xx ob 001 0 eng d 016 7 016724111|2Uk 019 880860960|a923689637|a928198614 020 9781442226104|q(electronic bk.) 020 1442226102|q(electronic bk.) 035 (OCoLC)879946844|z(OCoLC)880860960|z(OCoLC)923689637 |z(OCoLC)928198614 040 MHW|beng|epn|erda|cMHW|dEBLCP|dUKMGB|dHEBIS|dIDEBK|dE7B |dCCO|dOCLCO|dTEFOD|dOCLCQ|dTEFOD|dYDXCP|dN$T|dTXA|dCDX |dOCLCQ|dDEBSZ|dOCLCQ|dTEFOD|dOCLCQ|dVGM|dOCLCQ|dOCLCF |dHCO|dTKN|dUKAHL 043 n-us--- 049 CKEA 050 4 LC243.C47 R55 2014 082 04 371.2/23|223 100 1 Riley, Naomi Schaefer,|eauthor. 245 10 Opportunity and Hope :|bTransforming Children's Lives through Scholarships. 264 1 Lanham :|bRowman and Littlefield Publishers,|c2014. 300 1 online resource (157 pages) 336 text|btxt|2rdacontent 337 computer|bc|2rdamedia 338 online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 347 data file|2rda 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 "No one ever told me I was dreaming too big" -- A family finds refuge -- Called to dance -- What would you do if you couldn't fail? -- A place of peace amidst a world of violence -- "Little house on the prairie" -- Sizing up the competition, and then winning it -- The burdens of adulthood, placed on a child -- Food for the spirit and the mind -- Breaking the cycle of stuckness. 520 In Opportunity and Hope, prominent journalist Naomi Schaefer Riley chronicles the lives of 10 representative stories of how Children's Scholarship Fund alumni who- because of the educational opportunities afforded them- were able to turn less than perfect childhood circumstances into successful lives and careers. The stories of these children, now grown, and their families are nothing less than inspirational. They are proof that all any of America's children need to achieve their dreams is a chance, and someone to believe in them. They are also a testament to the power of private schools, includ. 588 0 Print version record. 610 20 Children's Scholarship Fund. 650 0 Children with social disabilities|xScholarships, fellowships, etc.|zUnited States|vCase studies. 650 0 Children with social disabilities|xEducation|zUnited States|vCase studies. 650 0 Private schools|xEconomic aspects|zUnited States|vCase studies. 650 0 Social mobility|zUnited States|vCase studies. 650 7 EDUCATION|xAdministration|xGeneral.|2bisacsh 650 7 EDUCATION|xOrganizations & Institutions.|2bisacsh 650 7 Children with social disabilities|xEducation.|2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00855659 650 7 Social mobility.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01122648 651 7 United States.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01204155 655 7 Case studies.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01423765 776 08 |iPrint version:|z9781442226098 914 ocn879946844 994 92|bCKE
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