COLLIER COUNTY, Fla - Seven Collier County women were honored Thursday for their contributions to Southwest Florida. The Naples chapter of the American Association of Univers..
LEE COUNTY, Fla.- Lee County Superintendent Dr. Joseph Burke says the district may launch an investigation into claims of a hostile work environment in one department. This comes j..
COLLIER COUNTY, Fla - Six Collier County teachers have some shiny new hardware. They are this year's Golden Apple recipients. Dozens of community members surprised the ..
BONITA SPRINGS, Fla.- Some students from Bonita Springs Middle School have just won their school a $15,000 music grant from Rack Room Shoes. The students are from the same Odyssey ..
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Defendants in the hazing death of a Florida A&M drum major have been given the stiffer charge of manslaughter by the new prosecutor and a longer wait until..
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla.- The Charlotte County Sheriff's School Resource Officer at Murdock Middle School reports Mrs. Toni Orr’s eighth graders won first place in a national ant..
DESOTO COUNTY, Fla.- Incidents of alleged anti-gay bullying in a school has lead to a federal lawsuit. A 16-year-old girl and a gay rights legal organization are suing the Desoto C..
ATLANTA (AP) - Thousands of students couldn't afford to go to college this school year because the U.S. Department of Education made changes to a popular loan program. ..
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Nearly half of Florida's public schools are sharing $135 million in recognition funds for high performance. The annual rewards for about ..
WASHINGTON (AP) - Education Secretary Arne Duncan says he's increasingly worried that deep spending cuts will take effect on March 1, hurting the nation's students and teachers.&nb..
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Florida students rank fourth nationally in advanced placement test scores, an increase from sixth the prior year. The College Board on We..
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Financial penalties would be reduced for school districts that violate Florida's class size limits under a bill moving in the Legislature. &nbs..
WASHINGTON (AP) - An Education Department commission is recommending pre-kindergarten programs for every poor student within 10 years. The recommendation, release..
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Gov. Rick Scott is trying to enlist support from the State Board of Education for giving all Florida teachers a $2,500 pay raise. A lette..
LEE COUNTY, Fla - 30 Lee County teachers were tardy for class today. They were being treated to breakfast at McDonald's as this year's finalists for the Golden Apple teacher recogn..
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Florida A&M University's law school is getting a warning that it is not meeting standards needed to maintain its accreditation. The A..
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's ambitious plan to expand preschool programs comes as one of every 13 students already in Head Start classrooms is at risk of being kicked..
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - President Barak Obama's college scorecard shows Florida's state universities generally rank low for tuition, borrowing and loan defaults.  ..
MOUNT PROSPECT, Ill. (AP) - The four-legged member of the counseling team at the high school in suburban Chicago waits patiently, as a crush of students fills the hallways. Her tai..
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Florida Gov. Rick Scott wants to boost school spending by $1.2 billion in the coming year. Scott is expected to release his 2013 budget r..





