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• September 18, 2018

  Industry Highlights

  Next Open Enrollment dates announced!

  Florida Prepaid has some news: The next Florida Prepaid College Plan Open Enrollment period will be from February 1 – April 30.   Of course, you don’t actually have to wait for Open Enrollment to enroll in one of our popular Florida Prepaid College Plans, which are guaranteed by the state…

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• September 11, 2018

  Saving for College

  National College Saving Month: A Four-Step Action Plan

  Does the money you just shelled out on back-to-school supplies have you thinking about the future checks you’ll be writing for college tuition? Do those first graded papers have you thinking about those future college transcripts? If so, how timely of you! September is National College Savings Month for a…

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• August 28, 2018

  Saving for College

  Short time to save? Start anyway!

  We say all the time that it’s never too early to start saving for college. But please believe us when we also say that it’s never too late! Sure, you’re going to have to make some sacrifices, either to your monthly budget or to your savings goal. But these Do’s…

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• August 15, 2018

  Path to College

  Eight tips for parents from Florida’s Teacher of the Year

  Joy Prescott has advice for parents — and the chops to offer it. She has taught for 17 years and was recently named Florida’s 2019 Teacher of the Year by the Florida Department of Education. She’s also a mother of three. Through both professional observation and personal trial and error,…

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• August 7, 2018

  Financial Literacy

  Setting the right goal for your 529 savings

  So just how much should you be saving for college? Talk about a tough question! If you ask your friends, your parents, your financial adviser and Google, you’ll probably get different advice every time. The answer, ultimately, has to come from within you. But you’ll be more likely to have…

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• July 23, 2018

  Lifelong Learning

  Teachers Who Inspire Us and Bring ‘Joy’

  It’s been a little over a week since the Florida Department of Education recognized more than two dozen of the state’s top teachers, and from that group named Glades County fourth-grade math teacher Joy Prescott as the 2019 Teacher of the Year. But we are still smiling and feeling inspired…

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• July 3, 2018

  Lifelong Learning

  Visit these Florida museums to make your kids smarter

  Tourists may flock to Florida for our beautiful beaches and fun theme parks, but we know there’s so much more to do than that! We have an embarrassment of riches when it comes to state parks, museums and educational opportunities, and summer is the perfect time to take advantage. The…

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• June 20, 2018

  Lifelong Learning

  The best books for your kids to read this summer

  As parents, we exhale a little over the summer, don’t we? Freed from the rigor of school and homework, we ease up on our routines and bedtimes, and allow our children to enjoy more freedom to do what they want. But all this relaxation can come with a price that…

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• June 5, 2018

  Lifelong Learning

  Uniquely Florida: These specialized college majors are too cool for school

  From world-class beaches to thrilling theme parks, there’s so much that makes Florida unique and exciting — as a place to visit, and as a place to live and work. This is reflected even in the degree offerings of Florida’s colleges and universities, which are tailoring their degree programs and…

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• May 22, 2018

  Saving for College

  College Savings Success: How one family saved early to celebrate later

  Tony Graham first learned about Florida Prepaid College Plans in 1994, shortly after he and his wife Paula returned with toddler daughter Tonette to their native Tallahassee, where he was working at a bank. “I worked with investments, sold mutual funds and annuities, and so I had an opportunity to…

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