Dr. Steve Perry’s Capital Preparatory Magnet School has been featured on Soledad O’Brien’s “Black In America” series on CNN for the school’s impeccable graduation record for getting all seniors accepted into four-year colleges, no matter their economic status or background. However this year as tuition and education costs sky rocket, it appears to be virtually the only set back threatening to prevent Perry from sending 100% of its predominantly low-income and minority, first-generation graduates to four year colleges.

With the help of more than 200 individuals and organizations including four “platinum” sponsors with $10,000 donations from Travelers Insurance; United Technologies Corp.; Elizabeth and Dr. Bruce Bower of West Hartford, a retired endocrinologist; and Hybrid Insurance Group, a black-owned firm based in Hartford. Capital Preparatory Magnet School has so far raised $90,000 in college scholarships for students with an ‘Evening with Dr. Cosby.’ The event gave the Hartford community an opportunity to hear from a national champion of education alongside CNN’s Soledad O’Brien, former NBA player Jalen Rose, social activist and educator Geoffrey Canada and NFL Hall of Famer Franco Harris.
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