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With the presidential election fast approaching, the League of Women Voters (LWV) of Lee County is gearing up to help citizens stay informed.The LWV is a non-partisan, nonprofit political organization with over 700 chapters across the U.S. The organization was founded in 1920 and strives to protect and expand voting rights. The LWV does not support or oppose candidates and political parties but does have positions on issues.Among the local league’s initiatives are programs specific to the upcoming general election.

Former Florida Education Commissioner Tony Bennett will pay a $5,000 fine as part of a proposed deal with Indiana ethics investigators, according to a...

Florida lawmakers want to educate students about human trafficking and child abuse. In 2018, Florida ranked 3 rd in the nation for reports of human...

The prevalence of Alzheimer's and other dementias declined by almost 3 percent from 2000 to 2012, a study finds. That could be a result of people getting more education, and better health overall.

Florida's earned a C grade and ranked 28th overall on this year's Education Week Quality Counts ratings. Education Week gave the state strong scores for...

An education group says Florida has the second best education policies in the country, just after Louisiana. But the state's high ranking comes from…

Some Florida Schools will get a break when the Department of Education issues grades later this year.Tuesday the State Board of Education approved a…

The National Education Association’s annual meeting runs from June 26 – July 6 in Denver. The NEA’s representative assembly is the largest democratic body…

The White House has been clear that it intends to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, and that it will be McMahon's job to oversee that effort.

Governor Rick Scott says he wants more money for schools in his second term. And that includes public schools and charter schools and the state’s tax…