INROADS College Links Program Launches In New Cities
Nationwide coalition joins forces to train the next generation of diverse, high school scholars
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ATLANTA, Jan. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ For years, INROADS mission has leveled the playing field through its programs designed specifically for diverse, underrepresented high school and college students. College Links works at the high school level to prepare and strengthen underserved talent for college and career success. Targeting those interested in STEM and business careers, College Links gives students needed access to career immersion activities and goal planning, while improving educational outcomes.
2020 is finally over. Here are 10 Orlando moments to remember from the year that wasn t So, let s review 2020: We shopped online for masks. We sat around in sweatpants. We baked bread. We checked out each other s bookcases and hoped for our colleagues pets to pop up onscreen during interminable Zoom meetings. And we experienced many of the important happenings in Orlando through our screens, as the 2020 lockdown dragged on and on. About that eternal lockdown: The principle of Hanlon s Razor holds that we shouldn t credit malice for actions that can be explained by stupidity, but in Florida, in 2020, sometimes it was tough to tell the difference. As other countries and even states worked together to flatten their disease curve and return to something approaching normality, those of us in Orlando who scrupulously observed COVID protocols watched helplessly as those who refused to danced, drank and wedding-partied Florida into a viral cesspit. Malice, stupidity, or a litt
Stimulus plan to help Florida entertainment industry amid calls for more help
Mayor Jerry Demings: “I don’t think Congress is done at this point.”
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One of those industries is entertainment– the backbone of Central Florida tourism.
Specifically, the plan allocated $15 billion in grant money, which could help theaters and live event venues that lost more than 25 percent of their revenue during the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to the bill, the money would go to the hardest hit venues first, and it would help pay for payroll, rent, utilities and personal protective equipment – or PPE.
“I don’t think Congress is done at this point,” said Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings.