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The Education Foundation of Sarasota County is in the news. Learn about the initiatives we’re undertaking. Find out how our students are making a difference in the world, and read columns by teachers, students, and local thought leaders in education about new ideas in learning and ways to support and inspire our young people.
From celebrating our inspiring students and teachers to developing a mentoring program and connecting students to College Career Advisors, we’re always busy working to prepare our young people for the future.
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Teachers Help Guide the Education Foundation of Sarasota County
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 Scheidel Foundation Helps Students Access Educational Pathways
Since its beginning in 1999, the Scheidel Foundation has been dedicated to supporting education and promoting college success. The foundation believes that education after high school can transform...
In the Search for Common Ground, We Should First Focus on “Why?”
The vision of the Education Foundation of Sarasota County is to unite the community to prepare each and every student for life. That in and of itself is a lofty goal, and even more so today as...
Uniting to Support the Next Generation
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...
Suncoast Credit Union Supports Student Success
Suncoast Credit Union has awarded $75,000 to the Education Foundation of Sarasota County to support its work in helping students make purposeful plans that prepare them to succeed in life after high...
The Perfect Match
To say that Marsha Chappelow supports education and its power to transform the lives of young people would be an understatement. From her early days teaching English and journalism to serving as...
Gulf Coast Community Foundation Helps Students and Teachers Thrive
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...
Surprising and Celebrating Amazing Teachers
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...
Fueling a Culture of College, Career, and Life Readiness
On the first day of his senior year at Sarasota Military Academy (SMA), Nathan Varley walked past something new. The door to what had been the registrar’s office had a new sign announcing something...