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Let's Honor Bethune with a New K-12 Scholarship Program, William Mattox of the James Madison Institute
Since it's common for scholarship programs to pay tribute to prominent educators and champions of education – Jefferson, Fulbright, Pell, Rhodes, McKay, Gardiner, etc. – it would be fitting for Florida to name a new K-12 scholarship program after [historic educator Mary McLeod] Bethune. Thus, this essay not only will call for the State of Florida to create such a scholarship, but it also will argue that this new program ought to have three distinguishing characteristics symbolic of Bethune's legacy: (1) universal access; (2) diverse usage; and (3) rewards for resourcefulness.
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Article: http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/gradebook/icymi-florida-education-news-in-review-week-of-aug-13-2017/2334345
