Posted at 2:22 p.m., Monday, January 17, 2005
Hawai'i joins program to promote college education
By Mike Gordon
Advertiser Staff Writer
Students at 12 schools were chosen to be part of The Century Program, which is the brainchild of the Foundation for Excellent Schools, a national nonprofit educational organization. The program, which also operates in 55 schools across the country, is made possible by private donations. About $725,000 was raised locally since last summer.
Ray McNulty, co-director of the program in Hawai'i, said it targets students in "high-need communities" where the idea of going to college is seldom, if ever, discussed at home.
