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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.
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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.
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A Fort Myers based legal nonprofit is hosting a free limited legal advice presentation on adult guardianships at the downtown library.
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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.
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For national STEM day, WGCU visited a local robotics team.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Queer youth will tell their personal stories at an event this week in Naples.
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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.