Goodwill Industries has two new charter schools in Lee and Palm Beach counties teaching academics plus life skills to developmentally delayed high school students. Charter schools are public schools, run by private entities under contracts with school districts. As WGCU’s Amy Tardif reports, these specialty schools are an option for special needs students who may not get enough from typical high schools.

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Experts estimate 15 to 20 thousand people in this country are living under conditions best described at slavery. And they might be living right next door to you. A conference on Human Trafficking at Florida Gulf Coast University continues tomorrow/today. WGCU’s Valerie Alker reports.

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Florida Gulf Coast University hosts the National Conference on Human Trafficking this week. Lee County has become a major center for human trafficking and slavery - with five certified victims and 14 cases pending. A women’s club on Sanibel has been working to make people aware of the issue. Wendy Humphrey reports.

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President Bush addressed an array of domestic issues in his State of the Union Address last night. Our Capitol Hill reporter Jill Morrison was there and got Florida lawmakers’ reactions to the speech.