{"id":5847,"date":"2024-12-03T10:21:46","date_gmt":"2024-12-03T15:21:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/president\/?p=5847"},"modified":"2024-12-17T10:54:05","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T15:54:05","slug":"beth-houghton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/president\/2024\/12\/03\/beth-houghton\/","title":{"rendered":"Beth Houghton: The Secret to Early Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">In this episode of &#8220;Standing In The Gap,&#8221; Dr. Tonjua Williams sits down with Beth Houghton, CEO of the Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas County (JWB), for an eye-opening discussion about supporting children and families and the secret to early learning. 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