by edfound | May 16, 2023 | News, Student Success, Teacher Support
Although both his parents were teachers, Chad Erickson pursued a degree in physics as an undergraduate. But during his junior year in college, he worked in the planetarium. Elementary school students on field trips would visit, and Erickson found so rewarding the...
by edfound | May 9, 2023 | News, Teacher Support
Jesus Nunez’s interest in fixing trucks was inspired by his stepdad—not by how many times he’s moved. His stepdad enjoys working on automobiles, and Jesus, who never met his biological father nor had much to do with his first stepdad, has always liked to watch this...
by edfound | Mar 14, 2023 | News, Teacher Support
For those who haven’t taught, the unique challenges and rewards that teachers experience in the classroom can be hazy at best. That’s why teachers, natural problem solvers who make a difference in the lives of young people every day, are an essential voice in any...
by edfound | Feb 22, 2023 | EducateSRQ Teacher Grants, News, Student Success, Teacher Support
Teachers and administrators know well that no school year is alike. Even in more predictable times than these past few years, change—be it in a single classroom or across the school—is inevitable and at times seemingly inexplicable. Unforeseen events, new...
by edfound | Jan 23, 2023 | Community Initiatives, Grants, News, Student Success, Teacher Support
Dr. Mark Pritchett’s mom was a public-school teacher. She taught art, and Pritchett still remembers her packing the car full of supplies and traveling from school to school, nourishing students of all socio-economic backgrounds through the power of creativity. She...
by edfound | Jan 23, 2023 | News, Teacher of the Year, Teacher Support
On a foggy Monday morning in December, a charter bus pulls up to a Sarasota County Schools district office building at the Landings. Nearby, a table is set with coffee and donuts. People begin to show up—Education Foundation of Sarasota County team members, Sarasota...
