Biography
Heather Carney is a University of Miami grad where she double majored in Journalism and International Studies with a minor in Business Administration. She was the editor-in-chief of the campus magazine, directing a staff of 50 and interned at the Howard County Times – a Baltimore Sun publication, and at Bethesda Magazine in Maryland.-
Collier school district plants seed in session aimed at making STEM grow
Published 05/19/2012 at 3 p.m.
Collier County Public Schools held its first science, technology, engineering and math conference Saturday in response to the global workplace where jobs are increasingly science and technology related. It also was in response to Gov. Rick Scott's recent push for ...
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Class of '12: South Fort Myers High grad has passion for cultures, travel
Published 05/19/2012 at 7 a.m.
South Fort Myers High School 2012 Graduate of Distinction Raina Stevens already has an associate's degree in general studies from Edison State College on top of a jam-packed high school career.
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About half of local high school students fail FCAT test
Updated 05/18/2012 at 6:18 p.m.
About half of the students in Collier and Lee counties did not pass the FCAT reading test this year. Students across the state of Florida scored just as poorly, putting them at risk for graduation.
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Collier Schools Superintendent listens to students' concerns
Published 05/18/2012 at 5 a.m.
Collier students want better teachers. They want more college exposure. And they want less emphasis on standardized tests. Two dozen seniors made these pleas Thursday to Collier Schools Superintendent Kamel
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Superintendents: Miscommunication about FCAT changes to blame for low writing scores
Published 05/16/2012 at 5:30 a.m.
Somewhere theres a miss. Somewhere theres a disconnect, Collier Superintendent Kamela Patton said. Theres no way scores drop 50-60 points.
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School districts to be held harmless for low FCAT writing scores
Published 05/15/2012 at 2:29 p.m.
The State Board of Education announced today that school districts would be held harmless this year for the drastically low writing Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test scores, which were announced Monday.
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St. John Neumann putting the iPad in education
Published 05/10/2012 at 7:10 a.m.
Through the lens of their individual iPads, ninth graders at St. John Neumann High School discovered that finding a perfect right triangle is harder than they thought.
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Collier School Board approves $16.5 million cuts, expects more in years to come
Published 05/08/2012 at 9:57 p.m.
The cuts include reducing central office and school budgets, and eliminating 100 jobs, including central office and related arts and media specialist positions.
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Collier schools to present budget, job cuts at regular meeting today
Published 05/08/2012 at 6:55 a.m.
The Collier School district will present $16.5 million in budget reductions, including the elimination of 100 positions, to the Collier County School Board at Tuesday's regular board meeting.
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A Q&A about Collier and Lee school district budget cuts
Published 05/06/2012 at 3:15 p.m.
A Q&A about Collier and Lee school district budget cuts. The questions were posed by the Daily News to Collier and Lee district administrators.
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