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Tuesday, June 11, 2013  Updated with video; The Lee County Board of Education met this evening to begin their summer session, and work out logistics for the upcoming school year.

Friday, May 17, 2013  Updated with video; Lee County Board of Education officials have accepted the resignation of an educator who was arrested on drug charges.

Monday, April 29, 2013  The Lee County Board of Education is considering new graduation requirements, saying technology is having a major impact on education.

Monday, March 18, 2013  Lee County parents have been standing in line and in some cases, camping out for a chance to register their child for Pre-K program.

Monday, March 11, 2013  It was a night full of updates for the Lee County Board of Education, who met on Monday evening to get an idea of where different projects within the schools stand.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013  Now that the new Lee County middle school has been named, the next step was to decide how to split up all of the faculty and students for the 2013-2014 school year, which was voted on during Monday night’s Lee County Board of Education Meeting.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013  Updated with video; After parents expressed their concern following what they thought was a high number of absences in their children's class, Fox 31 reached out to the Lee County Board of Education who said although there are always sicknesses in the winter, this year is no worse than previous years.

Monday, January 28, 2013  After touring the new Lee County Elementary school that’s set to open in August, the Lee County Board of Education met to make sure students will be safe in their classrooms.

Friday, January 18, 2013  Updated with video; Halfway through a three-year program, Lee County Tax Assessor Joe Wright and Traylor Business Services Inc. have found $18.2 million underreported assets belonging to county businesses.

Wednesday, January 09, 2013  Updated with video; The Lee County Board of Education met this morning with Representative Ed Rynders to discuss concerns they have for the new year.

Monday, December 17, 2012  The Lee County Board of Education is set to announce the name of the second Lee County Middle School on January 14, 2013.

Monday, December 10, 2012  The Lee County Board of Education met Monday to discuss the brand new middle school opening up, plus the principal they'll be placing there.

Monday, November 12, 2012  The Lee County Board of Education has named the new principal of the Lee County Primary School.

Monday, November 12, 2012  To teach a lesson in case of a teacher's absence you're required to have at least a high school diploma or GED, pass a criminal background check and attend a four-hour workshop.

Monday, October 29, 2012  Lee County educators are considering new ways to bring up test scores while engaging students.