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JKCF Awards Vassar College Inaugural $1 Million Prize for Supporting High-Performing, Low-Income Students

LANSDOWNE, VA – The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation announces an inaugural $1 million award to Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York, for its success in attracting and graduating low-income students. The Cooke Prize for...

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Education Issues

JKCF News: Arkansas Times, Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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Cooke Chronicle

April 3: Education News We're Reading This Week

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JKCF in the News: UCONN Today

‘Excellence Gap’ Robs Talented Students of Their Potential
By Colin Poitras 
April 1, 2015
UCONN Today

While conventional wisdom may hold that academically gifted students can take care of the...

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Education Week Features JKCF Excellence Gap Report

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Watch: JKCF Director of Research on Wall Street...

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JKCF in the News: The Washington Post

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