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• August 3, 2021

  Path to College

  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

  Path to College

  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

  Path to College

  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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• July 1, 2021

  Path to College

  Celebrating Florida’s 5 Teacher of the Year Finalists

  So much of a child’s academic success depends on their teachers, a group of professionals who just cannot be celebrated enough! One of our special joys each year at Florida Prepaid is serving as the presenting sponsor of the Florida Department of Education Teacher of the Year Program. “I feel…

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• June 23, 2021

  Lifelong Learning

  Tips to make vacations a learning experience

  Summer vacations are a time to relax, explore and make memories as a family, but they are also a time to learn. After all, experience is the best teacher, and new experiences are what vacations are all about! Apply a little bit of creative thinking and intentionality to your vacation,…

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• May 26, 2021

  Saving for College

  Celebrating 100,000 Savings Plans on 5-29 Day

  Move over, May the Fourth. Sure, we love Star Wars, but in our galaxy there is no better “ought to be a holiday” than May 29. Known nationally as “529 Day,” it is always the perfect day to celebrate saving for college. But this year we at Florida Prepaid have…

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• May 25, 2021

  Financial Literacy

  Ready to Use Your Prepaid Plan?

  So you’ve been faithfully making your Prepaid Plan payments — all while not quite believing your child will ever be old enough to graduate high school, of course. But the day inevitably comes. So now what? First, know that Florida Prepaid is going to make this easy on you. You…

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• April 6, 2021

  Path to College

  Which is better: AP or dual enrollment?

  High-performing students learn quickly that they can earn college credits while in high school, either by taking Advanced Placement classes or by participating in a Dual Enrollment program with their local state college. Both programs net considerable savings on tuition, look excellent on a college transcript, and give students a…

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• March 26, 2021

  Financial Literacy

  7 Myths Debunked About Florida Prepaid

  You’ve heard the expression that a rose by any other name would smell as sweet? We titled this blog “7 Myths Debunked,” but we could easily have gone with “7 Reasons to Sleep Easy” or “7 Reassuring Facts About Florida Prepaid.” Read on to discover why Florida Prepaid is a…

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• February 3, 2021

  Industry Highlights

  Big FAFSA changes begin in October 2022

  Big changes are coming to the FAFSA starting in October 2022. The “Free Application for Federal Student Aid” is a form that students and families must fill out in order to qualify for financial aid in college—and completing it has long been synonymous with “epic ordeal.” That odious reputation is…

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