TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Florida's public schools have returned to the top 10 in a national ranking at sixth place due to high marks for coordinating kindergarten through 12th grad..

LEE COUNTY, Fla - The Foundation for Lee County Public Schools surprised 30 teachers in their classrooms today as they recognized them as finalists for the Golden Apple Teacher Rec..

LEE COUNTY, Fla.- WINK News has just learned new safety measures will go into place immediately to keep lee county schools safer for students. District board members laid out the d..

LEE COUNTY, Fla.- Lee County School Board members plan to discuss school safety and security issues at tonight's board meeting. Since the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, sch..

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Cancel the retirement party for University of Florida President Bernie Machen.    Machen agreed to stay on Tuesday at the urging of Gov. Ric..

LEE COUNTY, Fla.- Lee County public high schools continued to show improvement based on the State Accountability and Grading System. The results show that 94 percent of high school..

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Nearly half of Florida's high schools received an A grade for the 2011-12 school year.    Preliminary grades released by the Florida Departm..

STORRS, Conn. (AP) - The University of Connecticut is creating a scholarship fund for students from Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, where 20 students and six staff members..

LEE COUNTY, Fla.- In a surprise ceremony, the Lee County School District announced its support staff member of the year. Rob Becker is a building supervisor at Patriot Elementary S..

LEE COUNTY, Fla.- The Superintendent for Lee County Public Schools has released a statement in the wake of last week's Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut..

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Three Tampa-area schools are under a modified lockdown because officials discovered a bullet on the floor of a school bus.    The bullet was found..

COLLIER COUNTY, Fla - It was an exciting Thursday in Collier County classrooms today, as 31 teachers were named Teachers of Distinction in the Golden Apple process. The teachers we..

LEE COUNTY, Fla.- The state released it's preliminary report, Wednesday, showing how teachers across Florida are doing in the classroom. Their pay is largely tied to the results. T..

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - A top official in the administration of Florida Gov. Rick Scott abruptly resigned Tuesday amid questions about jobless benefits he'd received before he was..

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - A former finalist for the job is among about 50 Florida education commissioner hopefuls.    Applicants have through Friday to apply. The Sta..

LEE COUNTY, Fla.- Four more state schools are accepting the Governor's challenge to make college more affordable. Governor Scott is asking state schools to develop quality Bachelor..

MIAMI (AP) - Five Florida school districts have been named finalists for the U.S. Department of Education's new Race to the Top competition.    Broward, Charlotte, M..

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Gov. Rick Scott on Monday challenged Florida's community and state colleges to develop four-year degrees that would cost no more than $10,000, which also w..

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - The new superintendent of Duval County schools is cutting out a series of student testing that leave "too little time for learning."    The..

MIAMI (AP) - When 15-year-old Kali Gonzalez became pregnant, the honors student considered transferring to an alternative school. She worried teachers would harass her for missing ..