Grades for Florida’s public schools are going up. The Department of Education released the 2008 school grades yesterday. Students did well on the FCAT this year and the DOE says the school grades reflect that. Lynn Hatter reports.

Florida Gulf Coast University President, Dr. Wilson Bradshaw, will join a delegation of influential Floridians – including Governor Charlie Crist – on a trip to London Saturday. The delegation will meet with scientists, educators and other dignitaries to discuss aerospace, aviation, alternative energy and environmental sustainability. WGCU’s John Davis spoke with Dr. Bradshaw about the trip…

Scientists from around the world are meeting in Fort Lauderdale this week to talk about ongoing threats to coral reefs. Governor Charlie Crist marked the event by signing a bill that will phase out the dumping of sewage into the ocean, which some say is damaging the reef system. Trimmel Gomes reports.

Last week “Triple A” reported the price of gasoline rose an average 39-percent over last years average of $2.90 in Lee County. Needless to say, many southwest Floridians are looking for ways to conserve. So, WGCU’s Valerie Alker and Tyrone Martin set out—on foot of course—to hear how people on the campus of Florida Gulf Coast University are dealing with ballooning gas prices.

After being told by the state Supreme Court that he'd overstepped his bounds, Governor Charlie Crist is considering his options to save a gambling deal he struck with the Seminole Tribe of Florida. Phil Latzman has more…

The Florida Community Health Action Information Network, called Florida CHAIN, is working with Health Care for America Now to launch a nationwide campaign for an affordable health care system. As Lynn Hatter reports, their goal in Florida is to increase awareness, and change the way people look at health care.

One of the vehicles in Friday’s Fourth of July parade on Sanibel Island will be a moving collage made up of the works of some of Southwest Florida’s best artists. Wendy Humphrey reports.

Even in tough economic times there’s still money for those in need. One southwest Florida group has raised thousands of dollars to lend a helping hand to people in Immokalee. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez has more.

Nearly 10-thousand teachers, administrators and education officials are gathered in Washington D-C thru the weekend for the National Education Association’s 146th annual Representative Assembly…including many from here in Florida. The Assembly is the highest decision-making body within the more than 3-million-member NEA. One of this year’s attendees is Andy Ford, president of the Florida Education Association. He told WGCU's Mike Kiniry that one of the big topics of discussion at this year’s Assembly is whether education is getting the attention it deserves this election season. He says it’s not…

The Florida Supreme Court has overturned an agreement Governor Charlie Crist signed with the Seminole Tribe to expand gambling at its casinos. But it may be weeks or longer before the true impact of the ruling is known. Bobbie O’Brien reports.