Tag: Academy Prep Center
School choice proposal for bullying, violence victims stirs passions
Jacob Lebron is growing up with Aspergers Syndrome. In elementary school, his mother told a panel of state lawmakers, “he was different, so other kids called him weird.” Then, in middle school, it got worse. At another parent’s suggestion, his mother, Evelyn Rivera, applied for a Gardiner Scholarship*. She used[Read More…]
With the right school and a portable scholarship, she found her voice and graduated with honors
Eliya McDonald was in ninth grade when everything fell apart. First her mom was diagnosed with frontal lobe epilepsy, a condition that caused frequent seizures and forced her to quit working. Before long, the family was homeless and car-less, living in a roach-infested hotel with most of their possessions gone.[Read More…]
Tampa private school excels at chess
When fifth graders enroll at Tampa’s Academy Prep Center, they usually haven’t played chess before. But they learn quickly, as a group of sixth- and seventh- graders showed when they traveled to a state chess tournament in Miami last weekend, and came home with a win. They took the top[Read More…]
Florida schools roundup: Private schools, testing, teacher pay or more
Private schools. A private school in an economically depressed Tampa neighborhood helps strengthen the surrounding community and educates low-income students who rely on tax credit scholarships. Mindshift. The Tampa Tribune profiles Academy Prep Center, which caters to low-income students in St. Petersburg. More on the school from StateImpact. Digital learning. The Tampa[Read More…]