By Heather Koester, Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading
on December 7, 2018
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Community, Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading.
SCGLR received a touching letter the day after the Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading participated in the 2018 Sarasota Holiday Parade: “Ryan and I enjoyed walking in the parade so much! He is on the Autism Spectrum and was so,…
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By Karen Holbrook, chancellor of University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee
on December 6, 2018
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Aspirations Journalism, Community, Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading.
Editor’s Note: Karen Holbrook is regional chancellor of the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee. One of the most important roles a public university can play in a community is to serve as a conduit for the healthy exchange of information,…
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By Kim Doleatto, Herald-Tribune Media Group
on December 2, 2018
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Aspirations Journalism.
Dental care often takes a back seat when considering general health, but research reveals that it’s linked to a host of health issues, and a toothache can stop an Olympic athlete in their tracks. “It’s a sleeper issue, but oral…
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By Ryan Mckinnon, Herald-Tribune Media Group
on December 2, 2018
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Aspirations Journalism.
The number of voluntary prekindergarten providers not meeting the state’s minimum threshold has spiked. Early-learning advocates believe the problem lies with the test, not the providers, and they are hopeful lawmakers will address the issue in 2019. Last spring, parents…
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By Brian Ries, Herald-Tribune Media Group
on November 30, 2018
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Aspirations Journalism, Aspirations Journalism — Podcasts.
This week, we talk to Michael Bonner. You might know him as the rapping teacher who was on the Ellen Degeneris show a couple years back. Besides turning around his classes at South Greenville Elementary in…
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By Kim Doleatto, Herald-Tribune Media Group
on November 29, 2018
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Aspirations Journalism.
Florida has the second highest number of uninsured children in the country. Crawling after learning to walk may be unusual behavior, but it’s what you could say is happening with children’s health insurance rates nationwide. The steady progress those rates…
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By Ryan Mckinnon, Herald-Tribune Media Group
on November 28, 2018
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Aspirations Journalism, Suncoast Campaign for Grade-Level Reading.
Rousing response for an opportunity to walk alongside The Patterson Foundation float… The Patterson Foundation’s holiday float in Saturday’s Sarasota Holiday Parade will have quite the entourage. Nearly 500 volunteers have signed up to walk alongside the philanthropic organization’s float,…
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By Hearld-Tribune
on November 19, 2018
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Aspirations Journalism, Aspirations Journalism — Podcasts.
This week we talk to Dr. Michele Borba, a former teacher and author of several books, including “Unselfie: Why Empathetic Kids Succeed in our All-About-Me World,” about the importance of empathy and why it is a learned…
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By Kim Doleatto, Herald-Tribune
on November 18, 2018
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Aspirations Journalism.
Talk isn’t cheap. It’s priceless. Infants are seldom lauded as conversationalists, but the latest research says answering the coos and babbling pays off for them later in life. The findings of a recent long-term study, “Language Experience…
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