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Florida Tutoring Advantage recently announced its list of partner school districts and tutoring vendors for the 2025-2026 academic year.  Twenty-four […]

The University of Florida Lastinger Center for Learning proudly announces the appointment of Chaohua Ou, Ed.D., as Director of Data & Learning Technologies and Research Scientist.

The Massachusetts Early Childhood Support Organization (ECSO) initiative is now in its sixth year of meaningful contributions to early learning experiences for program leaders, educators and children across the state.

More than 100 educators gathered on June 24-25 at Emerson Alumni Hall in Gainesville, Florida, for the New Worlds Reading Teacher Professional Learning session, an engaging experience designed to help deepen literacy knowledge for Florida teachers.

The University of Florida Lastinger Center for Learning proudly announces the appointment of Kristi Cheyney-Collante, Ph.D., as the new Director of Early Learning & Literacy and Research Scientist.

Jobs in the STEM field are expected to grow by 10% nationally by 2033, almost three times faster than non-STEM jobs. As a business leader in financial services here in Florida, I’ve had a front row seat to the surge in demand for STEM workers in our state. And at the heart of this changing economic landscape lies one critical skill — math.

Over 1,800 children and adults embarked on a free, pirate-themed literacy adventure at New Worlds Reading’s 2025 Book Bash at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa.

Florida was awarded one of seven States Leading Recovery grants from the national nonprofit Accelerate.

On January 31, in honor of Celebrate Literacy Week, The UF Lastinger Center for Learning is honoring Florida Power and Light (FPL) at their Juno Beach headquarters as the inaugural New Worlds Reading Literacy Champion for FPL’s support of literacy and the New Worlds Reading Initiative.

Riverview, FL – Peoples Gas and Tampa Electric (TECO) and the UF Lastinger Center for Learning’s New Worlds Reading Initiative