Want to Quit? Here’s Your Chance-Call 2-1-1

Nicotine is often considered the hardest habit to break, but during this year’s 34th annual Great American Smoke Out, tobacco cessation counselors and access to nicotine replacement are free by calling United Way’s 2-1-1.  Lee County residents are asked to call into the United Way’s 2-1-1 and pledge to quit smoking so they can “Be [...]

Gulf Elementary Students “Safari” Through the Body

By Patrick Comer ~“I learned to eat better”~ Are you smarter than a 3rd grader? Maybe not Mrs. McKinnon’s 3rd grade class at Gulf Elementary School. At least not after today’s lesson plan. Can you name the 7 major biological systems in our bodies? Even if they had trouble saying the words, circulatory and respiratory, [...]

Florida Students Improve Math Skills

~”excited to see such strong performance in our minority students and students with disabilities~” According to results released today by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), Florida’s fourth and eighth grade students have maintained long-term academic gains in math achievement. The results indicate that since 2003, Florida’s fourth and eighth grade students have increased [...]

Good Eats This Week For School Lunches

The Florida Department of Education today “tipped-off” its celebration of National School Lunch Week with a new basketball inspired campaign. Celebrated October 12-16, 2009, All-Star School Lunch Week uses fun sports themed activities and contests to promote the significant health benefits of eating a wholesome school lunch. Throughout the week schools around the state will [...]

$8.8 Million to SW Florida Afterschool Programs

Southwest Florida Awarded $8.8 Million for Afterschool Support Programs ~ Lee County Has 8 Schools Participating Thousands of low-income Southwest Florida families could benefit from nearly $9 million just awared in grants. The Florida Department of Education recently awarded $8.8 million in federal 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) grants to fund afterschool support [...]

President ‘s Speech Splits Community

“Today I was proud to be an American but I was ashamed to live in Lee County,” John Traube told Lee County School Board members after Superintentdent James Browder did not allow President Obama’s speech to be broadcast live to students. Traube called the decision “censorship.” Another parent praised the school board and Dr. Browder [...]

Year-round schools get mixed grades

As students head back to class across the United States, educators are weighing the benefits of a longer school year, which has been tried in several districts with mixed results.

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