United Way of Lee, Hendry, Glades, and Okeechobee is recruiting volunteers for the United Way ReadingPals program to read to four and five-year-olds at seventeen school sites in Lee and Hendry Counties.  Reading Pals help build a strong foundation for literacy and a love...

Due to recent school closures as a result of local flooding in August, and Hurricane Irma, it has become necessary to make adjustments to the instructional calendar. In order to best balance our students' instructional needs with the disruption that came from these natural disasters,...

Lee County kids got prepared for the upcoming school year at the Big Backpack Event.  More than 2,000 students received free backpacks, school supplies and haircuts. A special thanks to the dignitaries from the city of Fort Myers, Lee County school board, Sheriff's office and fire...