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he U.S. Education Department said it has discovered a calculation error in hundreds of thousands of student financial aid applications sent to colleges this month and will need to reprocess them — a blunder that follows a series of others and threatens further delays to this year’s college applications.A vendor working for the federal government incorrectly calculated a financial aid formula for more than 200,000 students, the department said Friday. The information was sent to colleges to help them prepare financial aid packages but now needs to be recalculated — even as the department works through a backlog of more than 4 million other financial aid applications.
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Basketball fans are gearing up for the excitement of March Madness, where college basketball teams hope to win the national championship.Michael Jordan once said, “Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.”It was teamwork and intelligence that ignited The Evangelical Christian School’s girls’ basketball team in Fort Myers to become class 2A state champions.
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Black student-athletes should reconsider attending public colleges and universities in Florida, the NAACP said in a letter to NCAA President Charlie Baker on Monday.The letter was in response to the University of Florida and other state schools that have eliminated their diversity, equity and inclusion programs. It was also addressed to current and prospective student-athletes.
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Athletes and partners joined together to play in the annual Inclusion Basketball Game at Fort Myers High School on Thursday.
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A statewide poll showed that Florida parents and residents strongly support public schools.
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A third candidate has been named after a previous third candidate withdrew. The new candidate will be on campus Monday from 2 to 3:30 p.m. for an open forum in room 114 in Seidler Hall.
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Governor DeSantis was in Naples this morning, where he visited the Freedom Institute.
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Several Cape Coral schools were placed on lockdown Wednesday morning for several hours.Cape Coral High School, Heritage Charter Academy, Skyline Elementary, Challenger Middle School and Patriot Elementary were placed on lockdown as a precaution after a possible threat at the high school on Santa Barbara Boulevard South.All lockdowns were lifted shortly before 10:30 a.m.
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The School District of Lee County will receive $1.2 million as part of it's share of a $25 million state Workforce Development grant announced last week. The grant will allow the District to add or expand career programs that provide students the essential skills required for success in high-demand occupations.
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Open forums were scheduled for next week for the top three candidates for chief of the University Police Department at FGCU. One of the candidates has withdrawn their name.James Slapp, the UPD's current chief, will be retiring in May after a 45-year career in law enforcement.