Four vivid and detailed scenes showcasing the history of the former Villa de Chantal site now grace the east walls of the Rock Island Center for Math and Science library. Principal Ruth Ann Tobey ...

Once upon a time, four queens known as the queens of blue, red, green and pink were locked in a bitter feud. The monarchs lived on four islands, all the same size, yet each with its own distinctive ...

The National Science Foundation has slashed funding available for research into STEM instruction in K-12 schools. The move—which amounts to a roughly 50% cut for such research, experts calculate —also ...

In 1876, Peter Guthrie Tait set out to measure what he called the “beknottedness” of knots. The Scottish mathematician, whose research laid the foundation for modern knot theory, was trying to find a ...

The winner of this week's Lee County High School Student of the Week is Fort Myers High School junior Callie Sousa. In a very close competition, Sousa, came out on top with 39% of the votes that were ...

October 9, 2025 - For Chelsea Duran, returning to high school for her senior year means being on high alert, watching over her shoulder for immigration enforcement agents. Five years after the Covid ...

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The nominees are in for this week's Lee County High School Student of the Week. The News-Press, in collaboration with high school principals and their staffs are putting the top students in the ...

Class is almost over—but instead of zoning out or packing up early, your students are hunched over their work, erasing, recalculating, and debating. The room buzzes with the rich math talk every ...