Guest post: Advocacy is a part of my daily life

12/29/2015

What does it mean to be an advocate for your child and others within the community? It means you’re willing to write your local legislators, equip yourself with knowledge and have meaningful conversations with others from both sides of an issue. Guest blogger Karen Prewitt, Vice Chair of the Exceptional Student Education Advisory Committee, shares her views on advocacy as a parent for children with disabilities.  - Ale’ta Turner

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Guest post: Advocacy is a part of my daily life

12/29/2015

What does it mean to be an advocate for your child and others within the community? It means you’re willing to write your local legislators, equip yourself with knowledge and have meaningful conversations with others from both sides of an issue. Guest blogger Karen Prewitt, Vice Chair of the Exceptional Student Education Advisory Committee, shares her views on advocacy as a parent for children with disabilities.  - Ale’ta Turner

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Guest post: Teaching for global competence in Northeast Florida

12/27/2015

I’m excited to introduce guest blogger, Uli Decker, the Director of Education & Community Outreach of the World Affairs Council of Jacksonville. Uli shares her organization’s motivation behind the development of the new Sandra L. Cook Global Teacher Enrichment Program, a teacher enrichment program enabling middle and high school teachers to travel, interact and connect on a global scale. - Megan Hubbuch

 

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Guest post: Teaching for global competence in Northeast Florida

12/27/2015

I’m excited to introduce guest blogger, Uli Decker, the Director of Education & Community Outreach of the World Affairs Council of Jacksonville. Uli shares her organization’s motivation behind the development of the new Sandra L. Cook Global Teacher Enrichment Program, a teacher enrichment program enabling middle and high school teachers to travel, interact and connect on a global scale. - Megan Hubbuch

 

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DID YOU KNOW?

 

93%

of public schools in Duval County earned an "A," "B," or "C" in 2021-2022.