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Save The Date: March 7th 2024 Brave Enough To Fail Person Of Courage Award Gala
You are invited to the third annual gala in support of Brave Enough to Fail on Thursday, March 7, at 6 :00 p.m., at the Hyatt Regency,...

Brave Enough To Fail
Dec 18, 20233 min read


BETF is addressing Connecticut’s “Unspoken” Crisis!
According to CT Insider reporter Alex Putterman , “An estimated 19 percent of Connecticut residents between ages 14 and 26 are...

Brave Enough To Fail
Oct 5, 20234 min read


Local Company Steps In To Inspire Students
Pro Property Management of Brookfield has stepped forward as the first local business to sponsor Brave Enough To Fail’s Boss Academy. ...

Brave Enough To Fail
Feb 18, 20211 min read


Anonymous Donor Gives $15,000 To Inspire Students
Some people just want to see you succeed. Case in point, an anonymous donor has sown a $15,000 seed into Brave Enough To Fail’s online...

Brave Enough To Fail
Feb 15, 20212 min read


A Hedge Against The COVID-19 Achievement Gap
Brave Enough To Fail is a student-focused educational nonprofit that provides free motivational presentations, scholarships, and other...

Brave Enough To Fail
May 7, 20203 min read


Brave Enough To Fail Awards $2,000 in Scholarships to Faith Preparatory School
Brave Enough To Fail has added yet another “Brave” school to it’s growing ranks. Students at Faith Preparatory School in New Milford...

Brave Enough To Fail
May 6, 20181 min read


Brave Enough To Fail Awards Six $1,000 Scholarships to Danbury High School
Thanks to our partnership with Kiwanis Club of Greater Danbury , the generosity of Union Savings Bank , and the hard work of the Key Club...

Brave Enough To Fail
Apr 14, 20182 min read


Union Savings Bank Invests in New Effort to Narrow Achievement Gap
Union Savings Bank of Danbury has granted $6,500 in funding for a Brave Enough To Fail program and five $1,000 scholarships for Danbury...

Brave Enough To Fail
Apr 10, 20181 min read


Helping Students Close The Achievement Gap
The Battle over how Connecticut pays for public education has been going on for years and it continues with no end in sight. In 2016, a...

Brave Enough To Fail
Feb 27, 20183 min read


An Inspirational Approach to the Achievement Gap
Closing the education achievement gap is tough. New results from the nation’s most widely used college admission test highlight in...

Brave Enough To Fail
Sep 11, 20173 min read


Expert: Achievement Gap a National Crisis
By Kim Wilcox (originally published May 9 2017 by DiverseEducation.com) There is a national crisis in American higher education, and it...

Brave Enough To Fail
May 30, 20172 min read


White Students 57 Hispanic Students 26
Another year, another big achievement gap in our state. The Connecticut Mirror reports that for Connecticut – where one of every...

Brave Enough To Fail
May 22, 20172 min read


Education Reform Won’t Help YOUR Child
If your child is struggling freshman in one of the many less affluent, high schools across Connecticut where overall achievement and test...

Brave Enough To Fail
Jan 29, 20172 min read


Bridgeport Students Left to Fend for Themselves
The recent article in Ct.Post by Linda Conner Lambeck “Bridgeport Schools brace for potential cuts” raises all sorts of questions and...

Brave Enough To Fail
Jan 23, 20171 min read


Education Gap and Funding Crisis in CT
As detailed in the November 14th article by Kevin Schultz of The Hour “In Norwalk, faith leaders call for school funding fix” the state...

Brave Enough To Fail
Jan 8, 20172 min read


Don’t Let CT’s Children Fall into the Gap
BraveEnoughToFail.org “Always Strive for excellence, no matter what you do. Excellence will overcome prejudice, poverty, and adversity...

Brave Enough To Fail
Dec 20, 20163 min read
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