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 LaTrisha Moore has three children. Two are school age: Korben Moore-Curry and Kristopher Stallworth.
Korben attends St. Michael’s through the Florida Opportunity Scholarship Program, which he became eligible for when A.A. Dixon Public Elementary School failed the state testing program. Kristopher attends A. A. Dixon Public School and is not eligible for the scholarship program because he did not attend the school the year it failed.
"Korben wasn’t doing very well at Dixon. He did not want to read or practice the alphabet. It was a bad experience. Learning was not fun to him."
"At Dixon, they rarely sent anything home. There were no progress reports or test scores or information about his attitude. I would have to go up to the school and ask all kinds of questions to find things out."
"At St. Michael’s, they make an effort to know you and let you know what is going on with your child. I was seeing progress reports every week about what he was doing and what he was not doing. I would have to sign it and return it. I would know what was going on and I would take care of it or I would congratulate him."
"Going to St. Michael's has made a total difference in him. He really wants to learn.
They really care. They take time out with the child. They help him. St. Michael's has gotten him into learning. I'm very excited about that."
"Just by being in this program for only one year, it has really turned this child around."
"St. Michael’s is a mixed school. You have blacks and whites and Chinese. Everyone is together. There is no isolation by race. You see more whites than at Dixon."
"I really hate that my five year old has to go to Dixon but I really have no other choice. The school barely passed this year. If I had the money now, I'd take Kris from
AA Dixon and I'd pay for it."
"But, when you don't have a lot of money you just have to work with what you have. You have to live where you can afford. I need to be close to transportation because I don't have a car. I can't move to a better public school area."
"It's a really messed up situation when there's nothing you can do for your child’s education. But the voucher gives you a choice."
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