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Op-Ed: Duval Leaders of Tomorrow survive billion dollar budget cut | The Florida Star | The Georgia Star

Jacksonville: Florida’s Governor Ron Desantis faced a mountain of red ink as the affects of the Lockdown hit Florida. Over a billion dollars in appropriations were slashed in Fiscal Year 2020. Duval Leaders of Tomorrow was spared. DLT as it is called serves under privileged students at Grand Park and Mattie V. Rutherford (2 of Jacksonville’s Notorious Alternative Schools). Groover’s []

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