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Taking advantage of her opportunities, Zori reaches Step 1 of her life plan – an Ivy League scholarship

FORT LAUDERDALE – Zori Brown was in the sixth grade when she made a plan for her future that was concise and to the point: “I don’t know of any sixth-graders who have a life plan,” said Zori’s mom, Endea Mathis. Endea said she was raised in a home where education was stressed above all […]
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A new school and its challenging environment started Owen on his journey to the Naval Academy

NAPLES, Florida – Owen Phypers’ commute from his new home to his new high school took about 15 minutes. Meanwhile, his parents were driving 90 minutes one way to their old jobs near their old home so their son could have the opportunity to attend a private high school with high academic standards and a […]
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Wait till you see where Khyla is going

LAUDERDALE LAKES, Florida – Khyla Beaujin’s first fashion show as a designer was over, and she described the backstage chaos to her mother. Where are the models? Where are their shoes? Who has the jewelry? Khyla was frustrated at times and overwhelmed at others because the designers shared models and the models shared shoes, and […]
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'The kind of student you dream about' flourishes with the help of an education choice scholarship

Winter Park – The piano stood silent in the corner of the empty gymnasium until Riccardo Cerutti sat on the bench, lifted the key lid, and played the opening notes of Billy Joel’s signature song, “Piano Man.” “That’s me,” Riccardo said, “Piano Man.” He moved on to “Bohemian Rhapsody,” the 1975 rock ‘n’ roll anthem […]
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Yaya's got this, thanks to the help of a PEP scholarship

DELTONA, Florida – 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 the easiest. Understand this: Yaya does not claim to be athletic in the least, but she had to master a skill, and “How hard […]
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Ed Choice scholarships are a boon to the expansion of Key West's Catholic school

Editor's Note: This story originally ran on Florida Politics. The dream, the goal, the answer to many prayers is a three-story building that houses seven classrooms, a chemistry lab, a library – and since school resumed after the Christmas break, 54 students in grades nine through 11.  Welcome to Basilica High School, which sits on […]
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CES Academy of Lakeland strives to accommodate gifted students like Aleksandar

Editor’s note: This story is published in celebration of National School Schools Week, which runs Jan. 26-Feb. 1. LAKELAND, Florida – Aleksandar Kurilenko arrived at his new school as a seventh-grader backed by a family who wanted him to be challenged academically, including a mother who told administrators that her son was “so smart.” It’s […]
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Two more Step Up schools earn prestigious National Blue Ribbon Schools distinction

St. Michael Academy in Fernandina Beach and St. John Paul II Catholic High School in Tallahassee were among the 15 Florida schools to be recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as 2024 National Blue Ribbon Schools. They are the only private schools of the 15. Both accept Florida educational choice scholarships managed by Step […]
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Bringing water to remote villages in Tanzania a 'life-changing' event for Clearwater Central Catholic students

CLEARWATER – 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 were fascinated with Sarah’s long hair. It’s something rarely seen in that part of the world, where water is so scarce the locals shave their heads […]
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From a vision to fliers to students: Former legislator finds new way to help kids – by starting a school

LEESBURG, Florida – The first tangible evidence of a new private school opening in town were the 1,500 fliers printed at Staples and handed to parents as they left a Publix supermarket. That’s how Darryl Reaves and his wife, Anette During, hoped to attract students to the K-8 school in Leesburg they planned to open […]
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