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Say Yes to Education
Say Yes to Education, Inc. (Say Yes) is a U.S. non-profit organization that seeks to improve inner-city education. The main focus of Say Yes is to increase high school and college graduation rates by offering a range of support services to at-risk, economically disadvantaged youths and families, and by pledging full scholarships for a college or vocational education to children living in poverty.〔("Who We Are' ), Say Yes to Education, accessed November 17, 2010.〕
Say Yes is organized around local chapters and operates in the northeastern U.S. The organization also partners with other groups to provide services to disadvantaged students and their families.
==History==
Businessman and philanthropist George A. Weiss founded Say Yes to Education, Inc. in 1987, initially making a promise to 112 sixth graders at Belmont Elementary School in Philadelphia that he would cover the expenses of their college tuition if they graduated from high school.〔Barrientos, Tanya. ("For George A. Weiss, giving is about fulfilling a pledge" ), ''Penn Current'', March 4, 2010, accessed November 17, 2010.〕 According to David Callahan, Weiss was "directly inspired by Eugene Lang, a philanthropist who made a similar promise to sixth-graders in Harlem, New York in 1981 and then set up the 'I Have a Dream' Foundation to spread this promise to more students."〔Callahan, David. ("Saying Yes in Syracuse" ), ''The American Prospect'', November 16, 2009, accessed November 17, 2010.〕
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