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NPEA Launches Website
BOSTON, July 9, 2008: The National Partnership for Educational Access (NPEA) has launched its new comprehensive website: www.educational-access.org.
NPEA is a membership organization for nonprofit organizations working in collaboration with independent and public college preparatory schools to provide underrepresented students with academic preparation, placement services and counseling and ongoing support to ensure enrollment at four-year colleges. The launch of the website marks the latest step in the movement to improve information-sharing and communication among organizations.
Developed by Digital Goat Consulting Services of Bath, Maine, the website features information about members, resources, events and conferences, professional development and training, and other related news. The site also includes a members-only area where staff from member organizations can communicate via online discussion forums and can upload files to share with the group.
ABOUT NPEA
NPEA’s goal is to reach a day when all students have equal access to high-quality education and opportunities for college and beyond. This unique community of organizations and school-based programs - currently 54 strong - shares many characteristics, including common stakeholders, a commitment to high-quality support for motivated students, and a core set of values anchored in educational access and equity.
Since 1957 when the Boys’ Club of New York and 1963, when A Better Chance of New York first began preparing and placing underserved low-income students into area independent schools, a fiercely dedicated group of organizations has served close to 40,000 students and families across the country. NPEA creates a forum for this community to foster quality, success, and growth amongst member organizations, partner schools, and communities committed to educational access. NPEA has been made possible through the support of The Goldman Sachs Foundation, The Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein Fund, and The Steppingstone Foundation.
ABOUT THE STEPPINGSTONE FOUNDATION
Founded in 1990, The Steppingstone Foundation is a nonprofit organization that develops and implements programs, which prepare urban schoolchildren for educational opportunities that lead to college. Through the Steppingstone Academy in Boston, and affiliate programs in Hartford and Philadelphia, Steppingstone has served 1,475 students in grades five through 12 since 1990. For additional information, please visit the Steppingstone website at www.tsf.org.
