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New school board member talks Alachua County education issues and solutions

Interview with Thomas Vu

Thomas Vu is the newest member of the Alachua County School Board. He was elected in August 2024, beating incumbent Diyonne McGraw.

With a new school semester underway, WUFT’s Áine Pennello sat down with Vu to talk about the state of the county’s public schools, ideas to keep teachers and families from leaving the district, and his aim to get more data into the board’s decision-making.

Áine Pennello is a multimedia reporter and Morning Edition news anchor for the College’s Innovation News Center. She has a background in video news and documentary and most recently worked at WCBS Newsradio in New York City covering local news and the tri-state area. She has also reported internationally, freelancing from Paris and Berlin during the Syrian refugee crisis. During the Syrian Civil War, Pennello reported from the Golan Heights while on a grant from the International Center for Journalists.