Nearly 500 backpacks were placed on tables waiting for families to pull up and pick them up on Saturday morning at the Back 2 School Backpack …
With schools about to open, administrators, educators, social workers and others are gearing up to make sure no child is left behind.
Mandatory wage increases for low-wage workers in Charlotte County Public Schools is one of several factors pushing the coming year’s general b…
Executive Director Zelda Smith saw New Operation Cooper Street Inc. at its lowest point, but she didn’t give up on the program.
We know one thing for certain: The COVID-19 pandemic created challenges and difficulties for high school and college students, questioning the…
NORTH PORT — Dana Squires has some advice for people thinking of renting a home from an owner: Verify that they own the property before you ha…
Charlotte County’s aspiring actors have the chance to return to the stage in July.
VENICE — The new Venice High School principal, Zoltan Kerestely, recently took over as head administrator for the facility.
By the time kids leave the third grade, they’re no longer learning to read. They’re reading to learn.
After two years of skipping the Florida Standards Assessment test, third graders throughout Florida sat down and took it this year — and most …
Local school officials say the state's ban on teaching critical race theory won't affect schools here.
BABCOCK RANCH — Neighborhood kids at Babcock Ranch had a special visit from Charlotte County Fire & EMS last week, according to a Charlott…
The Charlotte County School Board sat across from an unusually large crowd Tuesday waiting to hear the board’s vote on the current mask mandate.
A Charlotte County prodigy plans to graduate with his college bachelor’s degree and earn his high school diploma at the same time.
VENICE — Morgan Koss, who just graduated from Venice High School, was awarded the 2021 Freeman Orthodontics Inspiration Award.
Not only did the pandemic challenge the way educators taught, but it took away lessons that made school special for kids.
NORTH PORT — Students at Atwater Elementary School will be enjoying some free breakfast as summer approaches.
OSPREY — The Pine View School for Intellectually Gifted graduated its Class of 2021 on Sunday afternoon in Sarasota.
Former Port Charlotte High School student Shannon Debus-Horn will be a contestant on “Jeopardy!” tonight.
One in 14 children in the U.S. lose a parent or sibling by the time they turn 18, according to Tidewell Hospice.
NORTH PORT — With a rainbow shining above them, more than 500 members of North Port High School’s Class of 2021 received encouragement and the…
Charlotte County Schools Superintendent Steve Dionisio will be recommending making masks optional.
OSPREY — As sports teams were kicked off their respective fields by the COVID-19 pandemic, so too was the Pine View Band program.
When summer break starts for students, many families across Charlotte County struggle to feed their kids without consistent school lunches.
The Charlotte Local Education Foundation announced its three high school 2021 graduating scholarship recipients.
NORTH PORT — Rachel Kernitsky never thought she would graduate from high school, but she joined more than 70 other graduates on the stage who …
The Sarasota County School Board voted 5-0 to move toward a new mask policy that would make wearing a mask optional when students return to sc…
Just before singing the national anthem at her graduation ceremony, Charlotte High School senior Jenna Mathews was nervous to step out on the …