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The Money Bus Tour, brainchild of Fort Myers resident Todd Macke, is making its only Florida stop in Fort Myers this week. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports on one man’s mission to teach financial literacy to the masses.
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Governor Charlie Crist says he wants more money for K-through-12 public education. He’s proposing a 500-million dollar budget increase. But, that may depend on lawmakers agreeing to the Seminole gambling pact, and the state winning a federal grant. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports.
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Researchers at Florida Gulf Coast University are exploring how babies born prematurely learn language, as compared to full term infants. The three year study is funded by the March of Dimes. WGCU’s Mike Kiniry has more.
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Former Governor Jeb Bush, his wife Columba and his parents, former President George H.W. and First Lady Barbara Bush – along with a host of well known authors – will be in Southwest Florida next Friday to celebrate reading. The annual event is a fundraiser for local family literacy programs and includes...
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Hendry County Crime Scene Investigators gathered on a recent Saturday afternoon in an orange grove west of Immokalee to re-enact a 22-year old unsolved murder of a little girl. With help from a national organization and Edison State College, officials hope to find answers that have eluded them for the...
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Children of migrant families seldom finish a school year on one campus – they have to go where the work is. Some change schools as their parents move around the country, take time out to work the fields or drop out of school altogether. At Immokalee High School there’s a new crop of students who want...
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Florida Gulf Coast University‘s board of trustees voted unanimously Tuesday to expand its campus by adding a 500 acre parcel of land in Buckingham in East Fort Myers. WGCU’s John Davis reports.
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Four Florida Gulf Coast University students will start an internship this spring that could lead to the development of a solar field in Bonita Springs. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports.
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Edison State College is going into the high school business. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports.
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A solar array was installed yesterday at L.A. Ainger Middle School in Rotonda West. It’s there to power classrooms and teach students. WGCU’s Valerie Alker reports.
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