The most meaningful measure of the impact of the New Haven Promise Scholarship is simple. How many students qualify? And the new standard for those who met the requirements is now 307. “When New Haven Promise launched in 2010, some … Continue reading
Video storyteller Travis Carbonella went behind the scenes to showcase the 2014 New Haven Promise Scholar Celebration, which was held Aug. 14 at the Omni New Haven Hotel. More than 150 of new Scholars — and their families and friends … Continue reading
A record number of New Haven high school seniors have qualified for and accepted college scholarships as part of the New Haven Promise, a Yale-funded program that helps city residents from a public school in the city to attend college in Connecticut. Continue reading
Rachel Chinapen from The New Haven Register, reporting from the 2013 Promise Scholar Celebration, talks about the status of Promise and the families and Scholars that Promise supports. “I’m very excited,” said Patricia Melton, Executive Director of New Haven Promise. “These are students that basically have met the requirements and all the people who have helped them get here.” Continue reading