Big plans for Booker schools renew pride of Newtown’s legacy of education

Community activists hope the financial literacy center will become an attraction and reverse enrollment decline.

Original Air Date: January 7, 2026

Host: Sarasota’s Newtown community is seeing a transformation. For decades, the Booker schools have been the cultural anchors of this neighborhood. Today, faced with dropping enrollment, these historic institutions are being reimagined. Ed James has a family history tied to these schools reaching back to 1935. He brings us this report…

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