Tag: lower-income students

Tampa, Fla.– BB Americas Bank has contributed $1 million to the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program, helping more than 120 Florida students access the education option that is best for them to succeed. BB Americas Bank is committed to excellence with social conscience, serving diverse communities with innovative financial solutions. Since 2021, BB Americas Bank […]

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The sky is the limit: How an ed choice scholarship turned Aaliyah into a straight-A student

Apr 22, 2025

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DeLAND, Florida – A black sweater, white shirt, and a red tie lay on Aaliyah Tape’s bed when she returned home from a summer vacation spent with family. She knew what they were: a private school uniform. “Oh, Lord,” she thought. It was a message from Aaliyah’s grandmother, Cat Gracia, that would drastically change Aaliyah’s […]

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Olympus Insurance Donates More Than $3 Million To Help Provide Scholarships For Florida Schoolchildren

Apr 10, 2025

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Tampa, Fla.– Olympus Insurance has contributed $3,140,000 to the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program, helping more than 380 Florida students access the education option that is best for them to succeed. Operating in the Florida Property Insurance Market since 2007, Olympus Insurance provides comprehensive insurance solutions for Florida homes throughout the state. Since 2021, Olympus […]

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Wait till you see where Khyla is going

Mar 25, 2025

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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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Tiovanni's road to being 'magnificent' starts with an education choice scholarship

Mar 19, 2025

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Tiovanni Johnson squirms in his chair and lowers his head. His grandmother is telling a story about his kindness toward strangers, and he wishes she would stop. In fact, he asked her to stop. “This is embarrassing,” he said. “What’s embarrassing?” asked his grandmother, Angela Lepore. She continued. The previous day, Angela brought two Slim […]

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DTCC funds nearly 60 scholarships for Florida students

Mar 18, 2025

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Tampa, Fla.– The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has contributed $470,000 to the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program, helping nearly 60 Florida students access the education option that is best for them. DTCC is a leading global financial market infrastructure company that provides clearing, settlement, asset servicing, transaction processing, trade reporting services and data […]

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Ed choice scholarship a winning combo for the Newton family and Clearwater Central Catholic

Feb 18, 2025

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CLEARWATER, Florida –The Newton brothers’ reign at Clearwater Central Catholic High School ended on a Thursday night in December when Jershaun, the youngest, played his final football game. It was quite a run for the family who lives down the road in St. Petersburg. It was quite a run for the high school’s football program, […]

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Ed Choice scholarships are a boon to the expansion of Key West's Catholic school

Jan 28, 2025

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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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Cadence Bank donates $400,000 to scholarships for Florida students

Jan 22, 2025

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Tampa, Fla.– Cadence Bank has contributed $400,000 to the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program, helping nearly 50 Florida students access the education that is best for them to succeed. Cadence Bank is a leading regional banking franchise with more than 400 branch locations across the South, Midwest and Texas. It provides consumers, businesses and corporations […]

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The option of an education choice scholarship will expand Joly's options for college and beyond

Jan 21, 2025

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TAMPA, Florida – It was the first day of freshman year and everyone at Tampa Catholic High School was a stranger to Joly Masoud. Classmates. Teachers. Administrators. Scared? Yes, Joly admitted. “I was just trying to find my way,” she said. Joly found her way to a front-row desk in Hannah Taylor’s Eastern-Western Heritage history […]