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Denisha Merriweather

The Road To Success Travels Through 3rd Grade Reading

Denisha Merriweather failed third grade twice. Today, she is finishing her master’s degree, thanks to Florida’s tax-credit-funded scholarship program. Last month Denisha was President Trump’s guest at his Address to Congress, where he called educational choice “the civil rights issue of our time.” The key to Denisha’s success was her godmother’s ability to remove Denisha […]
Written by Kathryn Hickok April 5, 2017May 17, 2017

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