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Poor, Black, & Unreachable At 14
By Wayne Winsley Founder & Executive Director of Brave Enough To Fail Inc. At age 14, I was living in an orphanage in Cleveland Ohio, had...
Brave Enough To Fail
Aug 25, 20173 min read
BETF Person Of Courage Tarick Walton
“Do not let the world dampen your dreams.” Those words are the motto of a poor Jamaican boy who grew up with a dream of public service....
Brave Enough To Fail
Jul 17, 20171 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
Increase Student Engagement & Decrease Student Suspensions
“WHEN TEACHERS DON’T know what to do with unruly students, they sometimes look to the easiest solution they have at hand,” Jason...
Brave Enough To Fail
May 5, 20172 min read
#Inspiring Kids to Achieve Their Dreams
Over 400 students at Bartlett Senior & Junior High School in Webster Massachusetts received a powerful message of courage, determination,...
Brave Enough To Fail
Apr 27, 20171 min read
John House, a BETF Person of Courage
Pintrical.com (Don’t miss the exclusive video below) John House grew up with 6 brothers and sisters in the Oak Cliff neighborhood of...
Brave Enough To Fail
Feb 1, 20174 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
As Budget Woes Worsen Schools and Students Pick up The Tab
In his OpED in the Sunday’s Hartford Courant; First Selectman of Trumbull, Tim Herbst outlines the ways in which proposed cuts will...
Brave Enough To Fail
Jan 10, 20172 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
BETF Person of Courage: Lisa Lynn
Lisa Lynn used belief and desire to overcome her personal struggle to become healthy and fit. Overcoming that adversity led to a thriving...
Brave Enough To Fail
Dec 31, 20162 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
Give A Child A Brighter Future This Christmas
This Christmas season, you can give a gift that will keep on giving for years to come. Your donation can help spark a student with the...
Brave Enough To Fail
Dec 21, 20152 min read
Help inspire students in 2016
The Brave Enough To Fail Program has made a profound impact on the lives of students at several High Schools throughout Connecticut and...
Brave Enough To Fail
Dec 16, 20152 min read
Dunkin Donuts Joins 5K Push-Ups in 30 Days to #InspireKids to Achieve Greatness
CLICK HERE TO DONATE A great big THANK YOU!! to the 14 Dunkin Donuts in the greater Danbury Ct and Brewster NY areas that are supporting...
Brave Enough To Fail
Oct 19, 20151 min read
1,600 Toward 5K Push-Ups in 30 Days @ Stop & Shop & Dunkin Donuts LOL!
CLICK HERE TO DONATE For this set of 100, I did push-ups in the local Stop & Shop, two different Dunkin Donuts locations and next to my...
Brave Enough To Fail
Oct 14, 20151 min read
Vision is great but have a PLAN as well
If you can see it, you can be it. This is true, but its not the whole truth. You need a plan for turning your vision into reality. If you...
Brave Enough To Fail
Aug 27, 20151 min read
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