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Students: Time at home can help further your education & training plans

Leave a Comment / Covid-19, Education, Financial Aid, News, Students / By Jessica Pauley

It’s a unique time in our country’s history and all Americans are challenged. High school students, especially seniors, as well as adult learners returning to school, are in an especially unique situation these days – navigating the waters of upcoming college admissions, testing, financial aid, all while schools have restricted access. What happens now? Have …

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Unsure how closures impact your college admission? Here are some tips

Leave a Comment / Attainment, Education, News, Students / By Jessica Pauley

With so many questions surrounding college admissions, LEAP Tampa Bay spoke with a college admissions expert to get a few common questions answered surrounding applying to college in this new and ever-changing backdrop. Our professional encourages any high school senior or adult returning to school who currently has an application in process with a college …

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Helios Education Foundation Makes $1.3 Million Gift for Pinellas College and Career Centers

Leave a Comment / College and Career Centers, Education, Events, News, Students / By Jessica Pauley

The Helios Education Foundation announced today that it is investing $1.3 million dollars for the establishment of college and career centers throughout Pinellas County, in partnership with the Pinellas Education Foundation, Pinellas County Schools, LEAP Tampa Bay College Access Network, and the Richard O. Jacobson Foundation. “Helios’ funding support is an investment in each student’s …

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Florida Teacher of the Year, King High School’s “Dr. Dre,” Featured in USF Magazine

Leave a Comment / Education, News / By Jessica Pauley

2020 Florida Teacher of the Year and King High School music teacher, Dr. Dakeyan “Dre” Graham, has been featured in the Winter 2019 issue of USF Magazine. Graham, who has served as director of instrumental studies at King for the past 10 years, was named the state’s Teacher of the Year last summer, the second …

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Pinellas County Schools Boasts Top Graduation Rate Among Florida’s Largest School Districts

Leave a Comment / Education, News, Students / By Jessica Pauley

Pinellas County Schools is once again celebrating a record-high graduation rate for the 2018-2019 school year. According to the official report just released by the Florida Department of Education, the Pinellas County Schools high school graduation rate rose to 88.44%, up 2.44 percentage points from last year’s record high, and more than 16.5 percentage points …

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LEAP Volunteer Named Lightning Community Hero

Leave a Comment / College and Career Centers, Education, News / By Jessica Pauley

Anne Eason, Ph.D., a longtime LEAP Tampa Bay volunteer, was honored at last night’s Tampa Bay Lightning game as a Lightning Community Hero. The distinction comes with a $50,000 grant from the Lightning Foundation and the Lightning Community Heroes program, which Anne will donate to LEAP Tampa Bay through the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay. …

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Make Education One of Your 2020 Resolutions

Leave a Comment / Education, News, Students / By Jessica Pauley

It’s that time of year when the gym is crowded, storage bins are on sale at Target — and everyone has the best of intentions. With a new year comes New Year’s resolutions. And while we hear a lot about the number of people vowing to shed some weight, save more for retirement or finally …

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Fewer Questions on the FAFSA, thanks to FUTURE Act

Leave a Comment / Education, Financial Aid, News / By Jessica Pauley

The notoriously complicated Free Application for Federal Student Aid will soon be getting a facelift, thanks to new legislation signed into law Thursday. The bipartisan FUTURE Act will cut the number of FAFSA questions by approximately 20% and will allow for better, more accurate data sharing between the Internal Revenue Service and U.S. Department of …

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Historic FUTUREAct will Streamline FAFSA

Leave a Comment / Education, Financial Aid, Legislation, News / By Jessica Pauley

Legislation that would simplify the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is on the way to President Trump for signature, according to the National College Access Network. On Tuesday, the House of Representatives passed the FUTURE Act (H.B. 5363), which if enacted would reduce the number of questions on the FAFSA by 20%. The …

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Fuse Scholarship Students More Likely to Stay on Path to Graduate

Leave a Comment / Education, Financial Aid, FUSE, News / By Jessica Pauley

Above: Fuse scholarship recipient Lia Messina speaks at a Jan. 2019 event announcing the Fuse Scholarship Fund had reached $3 million. Promising early results for Fuse scholarship recipients show impact of financial aid on student success As a seamless transfer program between the University of South Florida and eight Florida state colleges, including Hillsborough Community …

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