Empowering Education: The Teach Florida Story

ADAC Answers

Jul 26 2023 • 34 mins

ADAC is excited to bring you another episode of ADAC Answers, an #educationpodcast for all!

Title: Empowering Education: The Teach Florida Story In our FREE 30-minute podcast,

Ariella Hellman of ADAC and Danny Aqua of Teach Florida provide insights into education policy and share tips for addressing schools’ challenges. In this episode, Ariella and Danny discuss:

● how Teach Florida is transforming the education landscape in Florida by advocating for increased access to federal programs for private schools.

● the challenges faced by private school stakeholders in understanding equitable services requirements and the exciting progress made in accessing for private school students and teachers, respectively, federally funded services and professional development.

●the fascinating world of state-funded school choice programs in Florida, including tax credit scholarships and education savings accounts that offer to private school students and families impactful educational opportunities.

●properly leveraging these state and federally-funded education programs to enhance education quality, reduce administrative burden, and provide to all students remarkable educational opportunities

● and more!

Invest just 30 minutes with us to listen to “Empowering Education: The Teach Florida Story.” Then, armed with new insight, check out how ADAC can assist your school with accessing for your students and teachers their equitable share of federally-funded education services and meeting the many other needs that your school may have. Also, be sure to check out and remain updated on the rest of our ADAC Answers podcast episodes.

If you have any topics that you would like addressed in a future episode or to share your thoughts about this episode, then please do so by using the hashtag #ADACAnswers. As follows are the bios of our presenter, Ariella Hellman and Danny Aqua:

Ariella Hellman (ADAC Senior Vice President for Public Policy & Advocacy):A strong advocate for Jewish day schools, Ariella has served as the Director of the Day School Initiative at Combined Jewish Philanthropies. Ariella was also the Associate Director of Government Affairs at the Jewish Community Relations Council where she advocated for key legislative priorities on behalf of the Jewish community. Ariella holds a juris doctor (JD) from the Fordham University School of Law and a bachelor’s degree from Yeshiva University.

Danny Aqua (Executive Director of Teach Florida): A passionate advocate for education reform, DannyAqua serves as the Executive Director of Teach Florida, an advocacy group working towards safe, quality, and affordable Jewish Education. Danny holds a Master of Science in Jewish Education from Azrieli Graduate School and a juris doctor (JD) from Cardozo School of Law. Prior to his career in education advocacy, he taught elementary school Judaic Studies at various Jewish day schools and practiced law at Blank Rome LLP.