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Tiovanni’s road to being ‘magnificent’ starts with an education choice scholarship
Tiovanni Johnson squirms in his chair and lowers his head. His grandmother is telling a story about his kindness toward strangers, and he wishes she would stop. In fact, he asked her to stop. “This is embarrassing,” he said. She continued. The previous day, Angela brought two Slim Jims with... READ MOREWhere kids still play in the woods
FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla. – Millions of students in American public schools are lucky if they get 30 minutes of recess a day. But the students at Wild Oak Explorers spend...
READ MOREYaya’s got this, thanks to the help of a PEP scholarship
DELTONA, Fla.– Of all the skills Yaeli “Yaya” Santos could have picked to earn a grade in that portion of her eighth-grade physical education class, standing on her head seemed...
READ MOREThe nature school that’s growing environmental leaders
SARASOTA, Fla. – When Briana Santoro and her family moved to Florida in 2021, she set out to find the perfect school for her two young sons. She wanted a...
READ MOREEd choice scholarship a winning combo for the Newton family and Clearwater Central Catholic
CLEARWATER, Fla. — The Newton brothers’ reign at Clearwater Central Catholic High School ended on a Thursday night in December when Jershaun, the youngest, played his final football game. It was...
READ MOREMicroschool fellowship program helps former public school educator pursue his entrepreneurial dreams
Growing up, Adam Tweet loved learning. Until he didn’t. Kindergarten was amazing, but as he got older, Adam wanted the freedom to pursue things he enjoyed. He loved reading but...
READ MOREThe right educational setting has Khloe learning with resilience
SANFORD, Fla. – Elsa the Snow Queen sang “Let it Go” as Kimberly Jones entered the room. Kimberly’s daughter, Khloe, 2 at the time, sat with her eyes laser-locked on the...
READ MOREAuthor! Author! Charisma loves school so much she wrote a book about it
SANFORD, Florida – Charisma Lowery loves fractions, which is not something you hear every day from a third grader, but she does. Mixed fractions, improper fractions – bring ’em on....
READ MOREAfter years of enrollment declines, new migration to the Tampa Bay area creates rising demand for Jewish schools
TAMPA, Fla. — With 16 dormer windows that peek out from all sides of the roof and a wrap-around porch, the building looks more like a place to relax than...
READ MOREBringing water to remote villages in Tanzania a ‘life-changing’ event for Clearwater Central Catholic students
CLEARWATER, Fla. – The orphans in a tiny town in Tanzania left the biggest impression on Sarah Williams. They were so cute and kind and happy. And curious. The children...
READ MOREFlorida’s parent-directed education environment helps fifth grader thrive at military-friendly Catholic school
Jackson Pelletier’s enrollment at St. Paul’s Catholic School Riverside on an education choice scholarship began with a trip to the pediatrician. That’s when his parents, Natasha and Greg, noticed the...
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