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College Signing Day returns in Gainesville to celebrate students’ education plans

Jun 15, 2022 | Events, Initiatives, LCAN

FCAN’s Florida College Decision Day initiative aims to celebrate all students’ postsecondary plans and is an adaptation of the NCAA’s National College Signing Day, which spotlights students who have received athletic scholarships. While Gainesville might be best-known...

Lecanto High is taking a whole-school approach to helping students with college and career

Apr 5, 2022 | LCAN, News

Joshua Brunk acknowledges he’s not the most organized person in the world. That’s one of the reasons Joshua — a senior at Lecanto High in Citrus County — is grateful for his school’s College and Career Center, which was introduced earlier this academic year. “It’s...

Broward’s BRACE Cadets are using social media to help peers get ready for college and career

Mar 17, 2022 | LCAN

As a BRACE Cadet, Nia Lewis believes in serving her fellow students by meeting them where they are. Broward County’s (Broward Advisors for Continuing Education) BRACE Cadets are high school students who implement special projects in their schools to help their peers...

FCAN hosts inaugural Advocacy Week

Jan 31, 2022 | LCAN

During FCAN’s first-ever Advocacy Week (Jan. 24-28), seven LCAN leaders and 14 students — representing 16 counties and 10 of Florida’s colleges and universities — met with over 20 legislators to advocate for statewide policies to reach Florida’s SAIL to 60 Initiative...

Inter-district collaboration leads to expanded college and career readiness for Florida students

Aug 19, 2021 | LCAN, News

As they re-imagined student supports in the wake of COVID-19, many schools and districts quickly realized they could potentially reach a lot more students in the virtual space than they could via traditional in-person offerings. “Using Zoom and some of this other...

Expanding career exploration in Southwest Florida

May 20, 2021 | LCAN, News

A pair of initiatives in Southwest Florida aim to get the region’s younger residents — and future potential talent — invested in the community they live in by addressing a question posed by Kelly Thawley, a career specialist for the School District of Lee County: “How...

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