http://www.marconews.com/news/news/education/?partner=RSSmarconews.com Stories: Education Newsen-usnews/educationhttp://www.marconews.com/news/2013/may/09/the-bard-on-the-rock-8211-high-school-students/?partner=RSS"The play's the thing." The famous line from Hamlet rings true for the Marco Island Shakespeare Festival. If you're going to stage a theatrical production, Shakespeare is the gold standard, and for their inaugural play, festival founder and director Jacqu lances22@gmail.com (LANCE SHEARER)Thu, 09 May 2013 16:31:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-340573-734997educationLANCE SHEARERMARCO ISLANDThe Bard on the rock – High school students stage 'Twelfth Night'marconews.comthe-bard-on-the-rock-8211-high-school-studentsurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-340573-734997Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2013/apr/18/a-classy-affair-marco-island-academy-dedicates/?partner=RSSHow much electricity does it take to power a brand-new high school? One Watt. Marco Island Academy threw an open house to dedicate their new campus Tuesday, and in the bright sunshine, the shadow of Jane Watt loomed large. She is the visionary who imagine lances22@gmail.com (LANCE SHEARER)Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:17:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-338466-734976business/businessLANCE SHEARERMARCO ISLANDMarco Island Academy dedicates new campusmarconews.coma-classy-affair-marco-island-academy-dedicatesurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-338466-734976Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2013/apr/04/marcophiles-nobodys-too-cool-for-this-marco/?partner=RSSThe Marco Island Academy may be the coolest place in town. From the visionary founder and chairperson, Jane Watt, to the high-octane faculty and staff, this charter public high school apparently is a place where teachers love to teach and students are lea chris@chriscurle.com (CHRIS CURLE, DON FARMER)Thu, 04 Apr 2013 20:18:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-336940-734962news/columnists/chris-curleCHRIS CURLEDON FARMERMarco, FLMarcophiles: Nobody's too cool for this Marco schoolmarconews.commarcophiles-nobodys-too-cool-for-this-marcourn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-336940-734962Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2013/mar/25/marcos-dar-chapter-honors-lely-high-school-jrotc/?partner=RSSEvery year, the Marco Island Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) singles out outstanding Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (JROTC) cadets for recognition. This year, the DAR invited two cadets and their Senior Army Instructor t chris@chriscurle.com (CHRIS CURLE)Mon, 25 Mar 2013 16:45:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-336146-734952educationCHRIS CURLEMarco, FLMarco's DAR chapter honors Lely High School JROTC cadetsmarconews.commarcos-dar-chapter-honors-lely-high-school-jrotcurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-336146-734952Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2013/mar/19/collier-elementary-students-take-a-bite-out-of/?partner=RSSCollier County schools are doing its part to educate our children — and are feeding them to make the point. The new Farm to School programs brings fresh locally grown fruits and vegatibles to elementary schools in Collier. noristpaul@gmail.com (NORI ST. PAUL)Tue, 19 Mar 2013 17:22:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-335516-734946citizen/schoolsNORI ST. PAULMarco, FLCollier elementary students take a bite out of obesitymarconews.comcollier-elementary-students-take-a-bite-out-ofurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-335516-734946Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2013/mar/10/k-is-for-kids-puts-together-sophisticated-in/?partner=RSSKids from area schools grouped together to organize a gala to help children less fortunate than themselves. Sun, 10 Mar 2013 11:20:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-334644-734937educationBy Brooke Blythe FGCU Intern Daily News Staff contributed to this story.Marco, FLFrom the Heart Teen: K is for Kids puts on sophisticated fundraiser in Naplesmarconews.comk-is-for-kids-puts-together-sophisticated-inurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-334644-734937Change734937Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2013/mar/04/collier-county-spelling-bee-p-r-e-c-o-c-i-o-u-s/?partner=RSS Precocious. P-R-E-C-O-C-I-O-U-S. And with that, Emma Parrish, a North Naples Middle School student, became Collier County's top speller. JELipscomb@Naplesnews.com (JESSICA LIPSCOMB)Tue, 05 Mar 2013 03:16:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-334097-734931educationJESSICA LIPSCOMBMarco, FLCollier County Spelling Bee: P-R-E-C-O-C-I-O-U-S eighth-grader takes crownmarconews.comcollier-county-spelling-bee-p-r-e-c-o-c-i-o-u-surn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-334097-734931Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2013/mar/01/lely-students-partner-with-discovery-channel-for/?partner=RSSThe short videos have a shot at being viewed and critiqued by the associate producer of Discovery Channel's "Shark Week" – a fact the students say was initially hard to process. "I didn't really believe it at first," said Kelsea Whitmore, 18. BNShammas@naplesnews.com (BRITTANY SHAMMAS)Fri, 01 Mar 2013 22:48:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-333897-734928educationBRITTANY SHAMMASMarco, FLLely students partner with Discovery Channel for marine film projectmarconews.comlely-students-partner-with-discovery-channel-forurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-333897-734928Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2013/feb/20/careful-controlled-growth-marco-island-academy/?partner=RSSJane Watt stared through the windshield of her SUV and frowned at the rain. Wet weather meant a temporary work delay for finishing the Marco Island Academy campus by opening day, March 18. Members of the school's construction committee met with the cont Wed, 20 Feb 2013 20:06:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-332868-734919educationCHERYL FERRARAMARCO ISLANDCareful, controlled growth: Marco Island Academy campus set to open March 18marconews.comcareful-controlled-growth-marco-island-academyurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-332868-734919Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/dec/13/31-get-the-nod-as-collier-teachers-of/?partner=RSSStudents and teachers across the county took part in similar scenes that played out Thursday as Champions For Learning members fanned out to surprise 31 award recipients. BNShammas@naplesnews.com (BRITTANY SHAMMAS)Thu, 13 Dec 2012 23:11:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-327203-734850educationBRITTANY SHAMMASCOLLIER COUNTY31 get the nod as Collier Teachers of Distinction marconews.com31-get-the-nod-as-collier-teachers-ofurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-327203-734850Change734850Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/nov/30/education-advocate-diversity-should-be-countrys/?partner=RSSAssigning disadvantaged students to the least experienced teachers and setting lower expectations for them has led to wider achievement gaps in U.S. high schools and in higher education, said Kati Haycock, president of the Education Trust. BNShammas@naplesnews.com (BRITTANY SHAMMAS)Fri, 30 Nov 2012 10:30:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-326071-734837educationBRITTANY SHAMMASCOLLIER COUNTYEducation advocate: Diversity should be country's greatest advantage marconews.comeducation-advocate-diversity-should-be-countrysurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-326071-734837Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/oct/06/learning-shhh133-dont-tell-them-its-educational/?partner=RSSFriday morning, the kids at Tommie Barfield Elementary are just a little more eager than usual to get to school. lances22@gmail.com (LANCE SHEARER)Sat, 06 Oct 2012 08:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-320809-734782educationLANCE SHEARERMarco, FLTommie Barfield kids get reading, vocabulary from singing karaoke marconews.comlearning-shhh133-dont-tell-them-its-educationalurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-320809-734782Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/aug/20/back-to-school-150marco-island/?partner=RSSThe Marco Island Police Department is seeking to make the transition back to school a safe one for the students of Tommie Barfield Elementary (TBE), Marco Island Charter Middle School (MICMS), Marco Island Charter High School (MICHS), The Market Place Academy, Island Montessori Academy and all other private pre-schools and educational intuitions. Mon, 20 Aug 2012 19:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-316977-734735educationStaff WriterMarco, FLPHOTOS: Marco students head back to classmarconews.comback-to-school-150marco-islandurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-316977-734735Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/aug/20/participate-us-share-your-first-day-school-photos/?partner=RSSSend us photos from the first day of school in Collier and Lee counties. Don't forget to include your full name and description of your photo. Mon, 20 Aug 2012 10:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-316896-734735bonita_newswww.naplesnews.com Marco, FLParticipate with us: Share your first day of school photosmarconews.comparticipate-us-share-your-first-day-school-photosurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-316896-734735Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/aug/20/playing-catch-up-state-law-bars-collier-schools/?partner=RSSThe Lee County School District is one of 13 that get a free pass on that rule thanks to two years of straight A’s on the Florida Department of Education’s evaluation system. BNShammas@naplesnews.com (BRITTANY SHAMMAS)Mon, 20 Aug 2012 09:05:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-316885-734735bonita_newsBRITTANY SHAMMASMarco, FLPlaying catch up: State law bars Collier schools from earlier start marconews.complaying-catch-up-state-law-bars-collier-schoolsurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-316885-734735Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/aug/03/no-taxing-times-florida-tax-free-back-to-school/?partner=RSSStudents who have had their eyes on a cool backpack or new pair of sneakers now have some bargaining power with parents. Fri, 03 Aug 2012 10:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-315544-734718bonita_newsDaily News staffNAPLESNo-taxing times: Florida tax-free, back-to-school shopping under way marconews.comno-taxing-times-florida-tax-free-back-to-schoolurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-315544-734718Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/jul/31/back-to-school-sales-tax-holiday-collier-lee-fla/?partner=RSSThe tax-free weekend means certain items under $75 will be charged without state sales taxes at retailers, including clothing and footwear, along with school supplies priced less than $15. Tax-free items also exclude certain sporting goods. glpac@aol.com (LAURA ARCHAZKI-PACTER)Tue, 31 Jul 2012 11:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-315232-734715bonita_newsLAURA ARCHAZKI-PACTERNAPLESTax on school supplies, clothing take a holiday this weekend marconews.comback-to-school-sales-tax-holiday-collier-lee-flaurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-315232-734715Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/jul/10/no-headline---pattonqampa/?partner=RSSThe Daily News recently sat down with Patton to talk about her first year, the budget and testing challenges the district faces, and her hopes for Collier students. hcarney@naplesnews.com (HEATHER CARNEY)Tue, 10 Jul 2012 09:30:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-313513-734694citizen/schoolsHEATHER CARNEYMarco, FLQ&A: Schools Super Patton talks testing, budgets and the futuremarconews.comno-headline---pattonqampaurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-313513-734694Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/jun/13/collier-school-board-proposes-contract-extension/?partner=RSSThe contract extension is a result of Patton’s positive one-year evaluation. Board members rated Patton on eight goals, including communication, governance, and community partnerships. She exceeded board ex hcarney@naplesnews.com (HEATHER CARNEY)Wed, 13 Jun 2012 11:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-311329-734667educationHEATHER CARNEYCOLLIER COUNTYCollier School Board proposes contract extension for Superintendent Patton marconews.comcollier-school-board-proposes-contract-extensionurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-311329-734667Change0Usablehttp://www.marconews.com/news/2012/jun/13/2-collier-principals-removed-as-summer-shuffle/?partner=RSSSuperintendent Kamela Patton also hired Fred Conde, a former colleague from Miami-Dade County Public Schools, to serve as the district’s assistant superintendent. hcarney@naplesnews.com (HEATHER CARNEY)Wed, 13 Jun 2012 10:00:00 -0000urn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-311320-734667educationHEATHER CARNEYMarco, FL2 Collier principals removed as summer shuffle begins marconews.com2-collier-principals-removed-as-summer-shuffleurn:publicid:www.marconews.com:news-Story-311320-734667Change0Usable