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One Million Steps Education Walk Has Started: Century, Florida

Posted by Michael Winn on Monday, September 21st 2009

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The Journey of One Million Steps aims to accomplish the following goals:

Raise Awareness about how bad our education system really is, regardless of what you might read in the newspapers or see on TV.
Highlight best practice programs that really are working in various communities
Identify People & Collect Stories for you to watch via video or slideshow, or read via blog post, that connect you to real challenges and struggles many Floridians face.
Inspire One Million Floridians to get involved and serve children in their communities.
Sign the pledge for education reform in Florida. Sign the pledge here

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