Education News

Information about the Collier County School District and Lee County School District.

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• FGCU enrollment up, but how hard is it to get in and how smart must you be? Published 9/5/2010 at 4:00 p.m. 15 comments

  Incoming freshmen at Florida Gulf Coast University are getting more racially diverse, but they aren’t getting any smarter. It isn’t necessarily a problem for a university established to serve a distinct need for a local higher education option in Southwest ...

• PHOTOS Despite economy, private schools in Collier report rising enrollment Published 9/4/2010 at 2:46 p.m. 39 comments

  Despite a recession that stubbornly refuses to let go, enrollment at private schools in this area _ and across the country _ is holding firm, according to school representatives. Private and parochial schools across the region are reporting enrollments holding ...

• Collier, Lee schools move ahead with new Senate Bill 4 graduation rules Published 9/3/2010 at 7:38 p.m. 13 comments

  The SB 4 changes won’t affect diplomas at the outset. By the 2013-14 school year, incoming high school students will have to pass geometry, Algebra I and a biology end-of-course exam to graduate. Students also will need to take Algebra ...

• Profit margin: Book for FGCU class reselling for much more than it cost Published 9/3/2010 at 6:16 p.m. 3 comments

  Profit margin: Book for FGCU class resells for much more than it cost

• Connecting with classrooms: Education Foundation surprises teachers with grants Published 9/3/2010 at 10:36 a.m. 0 comments

  Laurel Oak Elementary School teacher Sheila Buckner had something to cheer about Thursday morning. Buckner was surprised in front of her class with a grant that will allow her to buy flip cameras for her students. “We are going to ...

• Collier school officials call on parents to spread word about need for class size amendment Published 9/2/2010 at 8:00 p.m. 23 comments

  Board member Pat Carroll said to help get the word out, the district needs a parent group to take the lead, since the Collier County School Board cannot lobby people to vote for the amendment one way or another.

• Web site critical of Ave Maria University, founder shutting down Published 9/2/2010 at 7:27 p.m. 8 comments

  The website AveWatch.com, an anonymous blog dedicated to the workings of Ave Maria University and town, is shutting down after four years. AveWatch maintained a decidedly negative slant against Ave Maria University and founder Tom Monaghan from the outset, when ...

• Higher education briefs for the week of Sept. 5 Published 9/2/2010 at 11:07 a.m. 0 comments

  Two professors at Edison State College have been honored with national awards. Humanities Chairman Russell Swanson and English professor Marty Ambrose were both selected for a National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development award.

• Not in my backyard: Opposition to location may not prevent Marco Island’s proposed charter high school Updated 9/4/2010 at 3:36 p.m. 5 comments

  Location, location, location. While Marco Island residents want to know where the proposed charter high school will be, proponents say they’re more concerned about if it will be. Opposition comes from residents living near the school’s proposed startup location, which ...

• PHOTOS Time to speak up: Collier schools have public hearing on class sizes Published 9/1/2010 at 6:56 p.m. 31 comments

  Core classes such as English and math must be limited to 18 students in pre-kindergarten through third grade, 22 students in fourth through eighth grades and 25 students in high school by the start of the 2010-11 school year. The ...

• YOUR SCHOOLS: College Night scheduled Published 9/1/2010 at 4:43 p.m. 0 comments

  These are the Collier education briefs for the week of Sept. 4

• Collier County to show Obama school speech -- if early enough Updated 9/1/2010 at 5:27 p.m. 86 comments

  Collier County students will see President Barack Obama’s speech to student on Tuesday, Sept. 14 — if he speaks to students in the morning.

• Collier School District taking applications for School Board subcommittees, board position Published 8/31/2010 at 5:40 p.m. 1 comment

  Community members interested in serving on one of two Collier County School Board subcommittees or on the Collier County Value Adjustment Board have until 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 3, to apply.

• Class Notes: Principals report that school year off to a great start Published 8/31/2010 at 10:34 a.m. 5 comments

  It seems that the new school year is off to one of the best starts ever. Sensing that, I wanted to drill a little deeper so I checked with several principals to learn how things are going.

• Hope for Haiti, Brown University student team up to bring medical know-how to Haiti Published 8/29/2010 at 5:00 p.m. 0 comments

  Hope for Haiti’s mission has always been about helping Haitians lead better lives, particularly with education and medical initiatives. Now, with the help of a 24-year-old Rhode Island medical student, the organization is looking to take that next step _ ...

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