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050  4 LC243.C47 R55 2014 
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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 
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