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April 1, 2022

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¡Obtenga efectivo para la universidad!

La Inscripción Abierta del Plan Prepagado 2022 ya está aquí, y nosotros tenemos grandes noticias para los residentes de la Florida. Las familias que adquieran un Plan Prepagado antes del 30 de abril pueden recibir un bono en efectivo de hasta $500 para cubrir los gastos adicionales de la universidad…
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January 21, 2022

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Saving for your child’s future can be as simple as 1, 2, 3

So you just had a baby, huh? Welcome to the club! Initiation includes months of sleep deprivation, decision-making above your paygrade and the weight of your child’s world on your shoulders. Maybe the last thing on your mind is how you’ll pay for your kid’s college experience, but if that…
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January 18, 2022

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Florida Prepaid Can Make Trade Careers Happen

The world is changing fast these days—right along with your child’s interests, abilities and post-high school opportunities. Maybe they don’t want to attend a traditional 4-year university. Maybe they want to enter the workforce sooner and start earning their own money. Maybe they want to master a skilled trade and…
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December 1, 2021

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Tips to conquer the ACT or SAT

Taking the SAT or ACT has reached “rite of passage” status for college-bound high school students. For some, it’s a laissez-faire experience; for others, it’s a high-stakes opportunity that demands heroic study schedules. It’s up to parents and students to find their happy middle. The baseline reality? The tests can’t…
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November 8, 2021

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Tips for overextended teens

Our college-bound kids are talented and goal-oriented, but that comes with challenges. What happens when they become overextended? How can parents help teens find balance? Florida Prepaid sat down recently with Dr. Kimberly Renk, a psychology professor at the University of Central Florida, to discuss this. Here are a few…
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October 11, 2021

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Cute Alert: Kid costumes that imagine big futures

The kids might say Halloween is all about the candy, but we adults know that’s not the whole truth. There is joy in transformation, in inhabiting an alter ego for a few hours and imagining what it would be like to be someone else. And while it’s unlikely your little…
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August 23, 2021

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Help your child prepare to apply for college with this checklist

Applying for college can feel like a daunting process. Like any big project, it’s best to break it into bite-sized pieces and check them off one by one. Here is a handy checklist to share with your college-bound child, to help them stay on track! They of course have to…
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August 3, 2021

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Florida’s top teachers offer tips for new year

It’s back-to-school time, and parents are once again working to set students up for success. We are rolling back bedtimes, shopping for school supplies and considering breakfasts that will keep them full until lunchtime — all the pieces that feel in our control. But what about one of the biggest…
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July 25, 2021

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Pro back to school tips for 2021

Last year was a school year like no other. When it was time to measure 2020-21 student enrollment last fall, the Florida Department of Education qualified it like this: 1,503,788 were “traditional brick & mortar.” 1,211,855 were “innovative.” 76,044 were “traditional virtual.” Most of those “innovative” students began the school…
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July 19, 2021

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Tips to combat students’ “summer slide”

For most students, there is nothing so spectacular as that long, lazy stretch of summer. But research shows that this respite from school can come with a price in the form of summer learning loss. On average, students’ achievement scores decline over summer vacation by one month’s worth of school-year…
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