{"id":9181,"date":"2015-09-09T05:37:09","date_gmt":"2015-09-09T05:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=9181"},"modified":"2015-09-09T05:37:58","modified_gmt":"2015-09-09T05:37:58","slug":"lebron-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/lebron-education","title":{"rendered":"LeBron James Is Helping Parents In Ohio Complete Their Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? 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Last month,\u00a0LeBron James announced a partnership between his foundation and the University of Akron to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/lebron-scholarships\" target=\"_blank\">offer 2300 scholarships to the teens in Akron<\/a>. Now, James took his efforts to help his community one step further: he is giving the option to some parents\u00a0to obtain their General Education (GED) certificates.<\/p>\n<h2>A new partnership<\/h2>\n<p>LeBron&#8217;s foundation partnered with\u00a0Project Learn of Summit County, an organization that helps adults obtain their\u00a0GED certificates, to provide support to the parents of the teens enrolled in the\u00a0LeBron James Family Foundation\u2019s scholastic-mentorship program. The new initiative will allow parents to <em>&#8220;receive financial and emotional support to obtain high school equivalency credentials and learn other life skills,&#8221;<\/em> according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cleveland.com\/cavs\/index.ssf\/2015\/09\/lebron_james_akron_adult_liter.html\" target=\"_blank\">Cleveland.com<\/a>. The parents will receive will receive a letter from James, laptops and free transportation to attend classes.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9183\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9183\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9183\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/23_mg4175.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/23_mg4175.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/23_mg4175-600x402.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/23_mg4175-85x57.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9183\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/BTNyplf.jpg\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">{adinserter CNP5}<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"text parbase text-5 section\">\n<h2>Supporting the cause for education<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text text-6 parbase section\">\n<p><em>\u201cWe are so excited about the I Promise, Too program because a huge part of our foundation\u2019s work [with children] centers around parent involvement,\u201d<\/em> Michele Campbell, the executive director of the LeBron James Family Foundation, told the press. <em>\u201cThis is an opportunity to help our parents make strides in their own academic careers so they are better equipped to help our students keep their educational promises. We can\u2019t reach our students without their parents\u2019\u00a0support, so this program is monumental for our families and their futures.\u201d \u00a0<\/em>The\u00a0LeBron James Family Foundation spends about $1 million on education projects each year.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9184\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9184\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-9184\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/cavaliers_lebron_gilbert_basketball_33094627.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/cavaliers_lebron_gilbert_basketball_33094627.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/cavaliers_lebron_gilbert_basketball_33094627-600x486.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/09\/cavaliers_lebron_gilbert_basketball_33094627-85x69.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9184\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohio.com\/polopoly_fs\/1.420169.1376191966!\/image\/image.jpg_gen\/derivatives\/landscape_500\/lebron11cut-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/charitable-athletes\">SEE ALSO:\u00a0The 15 Most Charitable Athletes In The World. 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