On this episode, Tuthill speaks with president and CEO of the Central Florida Urban League about the work the organization is doing to empower the Black community through what Gilzean refers to as the three E’s – education, employment and entrepreneurship. Gilzean, a former Pinellas County School Board member, has[Read More…]
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NAACP, Urban League make use of Reading Scholarship Account to improve outcomes for low-income students
Florida students who may have experienced learning loss due to COVID-19 got help recently from a pilot program made possible by a state scholarship aimed at helping public school students who struggle with reading. The North Brevard NAACP, along with the Central Florida Urban League and Brevard Public Schools, partnered[Read More…]
Education savings accounts put families in charge
Florida has been a leading K-12 innovator for years, so it is no surprise it became the first state to offer education savings accounts (ESA) to children in public schools. Launched in 2018 to 5,375 students, the Reading Scholarship provides students in third through fifth grades accounts worth up to[Read More…]