THE PITTSBURGH PROMISE
The Pittsburgh Promise is the kind of big idea that has the chance to change the fortunes of the City of Pittsburgh, the public school system, and the children and families of Pittsburgh.
The Pittsburgh Promise is a visionary scholarship program that makes an audacious pledge to Pittsburgh's young people: If you graduate from the Pittsburgh Public Schools, money will not be a barrier to higher education.
Created by a coalition of community leaders, supported by the Pittsburgh Public Schools, and funded through the generosity of our community, The Pittsburgh Promise dramatically transforms the lives of students and families. The Promise vows to help all students in the Pittsburgh Public Schools pay for education beyond high school by offering up to a $40,000 scholarship to any accredited public or private post-secondary institution within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
The Pittsburgh Promise serves to inspire and motivate Pittsburgh Public Schools students to Dream Big and Work Hard in order to improve the prospects for their future. It is the hope and commitment of The Pittsburgh Promise that, as a result of this effort, our region will flourish, our city will grow, our public schools will be made excellent, and our young people will move into a future that is full of promise.
Make your Promise today so we can keep ours.
Read how The Promise transformed Sarmed's life, a UPMC Scholar of The Pittsburgh Promise. http://www.pittsburghpromise.org/scholar_update.html
The Pittsburgh Promise's Vision:
- A city at the core of a strong region whose neighborhoods are vibrant, inclusive and attractive to young and senior people, as well as businesses small and large
- A public school district at the center of the city that provides enviably excellent education to all of its children; and,
- A generation of young people at the heart of the district who are equipped to pursue higher education with vigor and who are dedicated to a life of service.
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