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ABOUT US: History
CFY began with a meeting in the late 1990s of two New Yorkers—Dan Dolgin, a lawyer and private investor, and Elisabeth Stock, a former White House Fellow and MIT graduate. Independently, they became convinced that the home holds the greatest untapped potential for improving school children’s academic and life-long success.
Compared to the classroom or the after-school center, the home has received the least attention from policy makers and educators. It is where children spend the greatest amount of time (only 13% is spent in the classroom) and where children interact with the adults most interested in their success—their parents or guardians.
The pair realized that a home computer packed with engaging educational software not only offered children an important tool for discovery and understanding, it also drew their parents into what they were learning.
Compared to the classroom or the after-school center, the home has received the least attention from policy makers and educators. It is where children spend the greatest amount of time (only 13% is spent in the classroom) and where children interact with the adults most interested in their success—their parents or guardians.
The pair realized that a home computer packed with engaging educational software not only offered children an important tool for discovery and understanding, it also drew their parents into what they were learning.
They joined forces and began CFY's operations in 1999, with Mr. Dolgin serving as its board chair and Ms. Stock serving as the Chief Executive Officer. In the fall of 2008, Mr. Dolgin stepped down as CFY’s chair, but remains an active member of the board. The board Chairmanship was transfered to Eric Gural, Executive Managing Director of the real estate company Newmark Knight Frank.
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