Public Education

Two familiar family names in Glades County are facing off for the D-1 School Board seat. The families of Angie Woodward Hough and Anita Thielan Sauls go back generations in Glades County.

What can teachers say when they're off duty? First Amendment experts say cases are playing out across the country. Someday, the Supreme Court could weigh in.

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Friday to expand the armed “school guardian” program to Florida's colleges and universities. The law builds on changes made in the public-school system after the 2018 mass shooting at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

Nicole Radonski was an educator for close to 20 years before joining the school board.

The School District of Lee County is pausing the transition of Buckingham Exceptional Student Center to the Royal Palm Exceptional Campus until further notice. A notice from the district late Wednesday said the School District and School Board of Lee County have heard from the Buckingham community and acknowledge their strong feelings and concerns.

The school district is one of two the state has deemed broke and will take over its finances.

There are two farewell tours left to come walk the halls and reminice

Lee County School District implemented a new initiative to learning for all K-12 schools in the district when launching their ‘Unplugged’ campaign in December of 2025. Three Oaks Middle School has put this new initiative into practice– no phones in the classroom and tech-free days of traditional learning.

Beth Macy's latest book is Paper Girl, which explores the deep divisions in the U.S. It was recently nominated for a National Book Critics Circle Award. Her book Dopesick was made into an Emmy-winning series on Hulu.

Collier County Board of Education will pay attorney fees to Florida Citizens Alliance and will turn over parent emails unless parents object, according to a settlement coming to a vote Wednesday morning.