Florida mom combines resources to create customized learning plan for son
Christina Sheffield knew the Christian school she chose for her son, Graham, was high quality. It met the expectations she and her husband had for religious instruction. But Graham, who always finished his assignments ahead of his classmates, needed more of a challenge on the academic front. When he completed his work, he would either just sit at his desk or be asked to help struggling classmates, a situation that Sheffield thought shortchanged her son. “School was way too easy for him,” Sheffield said. READ MORE
podcastED: SUFS president Doug Tuthill and NLP Logix client delivery manager Jen Bradshaw discuss future of education savings accounts (Part 2)
In the second in a two-part series hosted by Kevin Roberts of the digital innovation firm Robots and Pencils, Tuthill and Bradshaw continue discussing a partnership between Step Up For Students and Jacksonville-based artificial intelligence company NLP Logix that aims to create a simple and customizable online platform for families who use education savings accounts to support their children’s education. Tuthill, Roberts and Bradshaw discuss the new platform and its potential to create greater social capital for families that traditionally lack the resources READ MORE
Former high school dropout perseveres, overcomes, and will open school for students on autism spectrum
“There was one event that triggered me to create the private school I had always thought about over my career. It came one day when my son came home and said to me, ‘Mom, I’m a weird kid.’ That broke me, and for a time, it broke him too. ” – Gretchen Stewart
Gretchen Stewart is the founder of Smart Moves Academy, an inclusive private school launching in the Tampa Bay area READ MORE
