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'You Can Do This:' Sarasota Math Coach Khaliah Augustin Pays it Forward

Like many of her students at Sarasota Acceleration Academies, Khaliah Augustin once did her best to avoid math. Then she entered the classroom of a teacher who did her best not only to demystify equations, but also to inspire the young woman. “She said, ‘You can do this,’ ” Augustin recalls, the gratitude clear in her soft voice...

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Francesca C. Mardis: ‘Where You’re From Isn’t Nearly as Important as Where You’re Going’

Many Miami-Dade Acceleration Academies students come from immigrant families, are unfamiliar with the American education system, are just learning English and are striving to become U.S. citizens. MDAA Registrar Francesca C. Mardis sees herself as a bridge for them and their families to a new land of opportunity...

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