Education

The authors of some of the nearly 400 books removed from the libraries of Collier County public schools have made their feelings known about these actions.

The Collier County Board of County Commissioners begin its meetings with prayer. So does the Florida Legislature and House and Senate.But not the Collier County School Board.But that could change.

A Fort Myers based legal nonprofit is hosting a free limited legal advice presentation on adult guardianships at the downtown library.

The Senate Education Pre-K-12 Committee and the House Education Quality Subcommittee held workshops last week on the issue, after a deregulation effort was included in a law (HB 1) passed in March that massively expanded the state’s school-voucher programs.

For national STEM day, WGCU visited a local robotics team.

Students entering the Lee County School District in August 2024 are now able to pre-register.The advanced registration period is open to any incoming student who is entering Kindergarten, moving from a private or charter school to a Lee County Public School or relocating to Lee County from another county or state.

Ben Sasse, the former Republican U.S. senator for Nebraska, was formally inaugurated Thursday as the 13th president of the University of Florida during a ceremony full of pomp and symbolism that dated to the Middle Ages.

More than $1 million in aviation assets have been donated to Lorenzo Walker Technical College in Naples for the school's Aviation Mechanics programs. The donations include a Robinson R22 Helicopter, 1973 Beechcraft King Air C90 airplane, and two operating Pratt & Whitney PT-6 engines.

Queer youth will tell their personal stories at an event this week in Naples.

The chancellor of Florida’s university system is calling on schools to disband chapters of the group National Students for Justice in Palestine amid the war between Israel and Hamas.