Broward’s BRACE Cadets are using social media to help peers get ready for college and career
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
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...
Expanding career exploration in Southwest Florida
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...
Complete Tampa Bay aims to help adult learners finish what they started
In Florida, a little more than 2 million people — or 21.8% of working-age adults — have some college credit but no degree. When faced with the prospect of figuring out how to balance school, work, and family obligations so they can finish their degree, many of those...