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Funding Our Teachers And Classrooms - 4:36

with Eric Clark of The Foundation for Leon County Schools

Posted Feb 17, 2020

Many Florida teachers are left to foot the bill in purchasing classroom supplies – but one local foundation is getting the community to assist with these costs through fundraising. Eric Clark, Executive Director of The Foundation for Leon County Schools, talks about their work.

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