Students at P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School are working to make and distribute adaptive toys throughout the Gainesville community and beyond this holiday season.

The University of Florida board of trustees, the political appointees who govern the state’s flagship university, has repeatedly met since 2018 in private settings where the public was not permitted to attend. Those meetings include a two-day retreat earlier this fall when it discussed UF's budget, which it expects to formally approve this month.

Lizzie Robinson Jenkins of Archer wants to make sure that the Civil War-era town of Rosewood is not forgotten.

The Florida Board of Education approved on Wednesday a formal plan to improve the academic performance at nine schools statewide, including Gainesville’s Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Elementary.

Two Alachua County School Board members were sworn into office Tuesday night: incumbent Leanetta McNealy, 75, and newcomer Thomas Vu, 37.

Organizers for a conference on the Israeli war in Gaza had to scramble when officials at the University of Florida said the event could no longer take place on campus, less than 24 hours before it was scheduled to start.

A Florida amendment could make school board races partisan

A University of Florida senior accused of spitting on a campus police officer while his classmates were being arrested during pro-Palestinian protests accepted a plea deal Wednesday that avoids any time behind bars.

Incumbent Citrus County District 2 school board member Ginger Bryant is the board’s longest-serving member in its history. She is retiring after 24 years.

The School Board of Alachua County postponed its selection of an interim superintendent of schools at a special meeting on Monday and scheduled another meeting for Nov. 4 to continue discussing candidates. The board seeks to replace former Superintendent Shane Andrew, whose contract the board terminated on Oct. 15 after a 3-to-2 vote.