Apr 28, 2016 | Events, News
By Dr. Ginny Botts, UCF Hemsley Coordinator, Florida Consortium of Metropolitan Research Universities In April 2013, President Obama sounded the alarm on STEM education. The President has urged the national to “create an all-hands-on-deck approach” when it comes to...
Apr 28, 2016 | Initiatives, LCAN, News
Sarasota County is leading the state in FAFSA completion this year, with eight of the fifteen Florida FAFSA Challenge awards going to the Sarasota school district and schools. This stellar performance is no coincidence and is possible in large part thanks to the...
Feb 24, 2016 | Initiatives, LCAN, News
On February 11th, North Port High, with broad community support, hosted 75 families at a FAFSA completion event that resulted in an 8.8 percent increase in FAFSA completions in just one week. Florida CAN applauds the Talent4Tomorrow Partnership, which recently...
Jan 29, 2016 | LCAN, News
Jennifer Welling’s children were listening when she advocated the importance of a post-secondary education. One is attending college, the second, a high schooler, is also on a similar track. At 44, it’s now Welling’s turn. Her children insisted she attend Tuesday...
