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• Collier middle, high school students using Facebook pages to rate "who's hot" - POLL Published 2/4/2012 at 5:00 p.m. 1 comment

  A search on Facebook by school name reveals there are so-called "hot lists" for nearly every public middle and high school in Collier County. On each site, photos of two or three students are posted for comparison by their peers. ...

• State Senate passes bill allowing student-led prayer in schools Published 2/2/2012 at 8:35 a.m. 120 comments

  TALLAHASSEE -- The Senate on Wednesday passed a measure that will allow school districts to let students offer inspirational messages, including prayer, at school events as long as adults stay out of the way.

• Florida college, university students to pay 8 percent more tuition under House plan Published 2/1/2012 at 8:55 p.m. 28 comments

  A day after Scott said he wanted lawmakers to hold the line on tuition, the panel approved a budget that relies on an 8 percent base increase for university students to balance the higher education budget, w

• Bill would allow students to lead prayers at public schools Published 1/31/2012 at 5:00 p.m. 18 comments

  TALLAHASSEE — The Senate is set to vote as early as Wednesday on a measure that deeply divides the chamber, allowing school districts to let students lead prayers at public school graduations, football games and other assemblies, as long as ...

• North to Alaska: James Browder named to lead Anchorage schools Published 1/31/2012 at 3:48 p.m. 29 comments

  The former Lee County School District superintendent is trading sunshine and alligators for cold and caribou. James Browder, 64, will become the superintendent of Anchorage Public Schools, the Anchorage School Board announced Tuesday.

• Barron Collier grabs bragging rights in high school rankings Updated 1/30/2012 at 5:26 p.m. 27 comments

  Barron Collier High School is ranked No. 38 out of 404 high schools in Florida. Immokalee High School is ranked No. 396 -- eight spots from the bottom of the list.

• Florida Prepaid College Plan deadline Tuesday Published 1/27/2012 at 9:22 p.m. 0 comments

  The deadline to purchase a Florida Prepaid College Plan at this year’s plan rates is Tuesday. The plans allow families to prepay the cost of college tuition, required fees and dormitory housing at today’s p

• Goodlette draws praise at Edison for openness, communication during 'friendraising' meetings Published 1/27/2012 at 6:33 p.m. 2 comments

  Just two weeks into the job, he’s drawing praise for his willingness to communicate and work directly with faculty — something his predecessor’s critics said was previously lacking. “It’s definitely a differ

• Florida House rolls out plan to keep building schools Published 1/27/2012 at 11:19 a.m. 2 comments

  Florida House Republicans are rolling out a plan to replenish the state's depleted school construction account.

• Obama decries rising cost of college education Published 1/27/2012 at 10:52 a.m. 5 comments

  President Barack Obama called Friday for an overhaul of the higher education financial aid system, warning that colleges and universities that fail to control spiraling tuition costs could lose federal funds.

• Human trafficking is a pervasive, local problem, Edison panel says Published 1/26/2012 at 10:01 p.m. 14 comments

  [No Paragraph Style][Basic Paragraph]BC Bodycopy“Four years ago, you never heard the term (human trafficking) around the office or shelter. Now you hear everyone talking about it,” said Yaro Garcia of the Abuse and Counseling Treatment Center in Fort Myer

• Some Edison faculty, students to inquire about rehiring fired VPs at town halls Published 1/26/2012 at 9:19 p.m. 2 comments

  True to his self-described style of open-door communication, Edison State College Interim President Dudley Goodlette will today host the first two of four town hall meetings with the school’s faculty and stu

• Fla. university students oppose tuition increase Published 1/26/2012 at 4:51 p.m. 8 comments

  Scores of students representing the state's 11 public universities rallied in front of the old Capitol building in Tallahassee on Thursday.

• Naples wine festival's new initiative gives kids glasses that stay at school Published 1/25/2012 at 7:00 p.m. 9 comments

  The chairs of the Naples Winter Wine Festival saw the need for better and more comprehensive vision screenings and care. They dedicated this year's festival fund-a-need auction to pediatric vision and an initiative to give eligible students two pairs of ...

• Show them the money: Naples High opens student-run bank Published 1/25/2012 at 6:00 p.m. 12 comments

  Naples High School senior Sidney Hanson collected a $135 deposit from school mate Steven Williams. Wearing a bright yellow T-shirt that said "Money rocks my credit union," Sidney counted out the bills, hand wrote a receipt and logged it in ...

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