Dayna Harpster
Arts & News Editor-
Reading program features classic books for kids from kindergarten through 12th grade and rewards them for reading. -
The parent company of the food delivery robots pulled them earlier this month to send them to cities in the U.S. and Europe. -
United Way and Foundation for Lee County Schools hold a joint giveaway of classroom supplies to teachers. -
The helicopter will be used by students in its aviation program. -
Elyssa Vazquez, a graduating senior from Cape Coral, found a notice about a contest on TikTok and entered. And she won a $10,000 scholarship. -
Attrition makes non-renewals of teacher contracts fluid, spokesman says, but union president still upset over the way they were done. -
Teachers Association of Lee County sends out release expressing frustration over employee non-renewals, class sizes, voucher system and lack of transparency by the school district.
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Facing a $46.7 million budget deficit, the Lee County School District has informed 457 employees that their contracts would not be renewed for the next school year. Of those, 275 are teachers. -
Events commemorating those who served are planned all around Southwest Florida. -
Thirty-six speakers addressed the board, all of them expressing distress over budget cuts, teacher non-renewals and the system’s $46.7 million budget deficit.
