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The achievement gap in reading school performance between east and west elementary schools in Gainesville have widened over the past 15 years.
Read More »Achievement Gaps Continue To Widen Between West And East Gainesville Elementary Schools
Substitute Bus Driver Competence Called Into Question
With students taking advantage of substitute bus drivers, and a bus delayed an hour and a half after getting stuck in the mud at Paynes Prairie, residents are questioning the school board.
Read More »Bus Driver Who Struck Pedestrian Cited for Failure to Yield
The Alachua County Schools bus driver who struck a pedestrian Tuesday at Northwest 13th street and Northwest 7th Avenue has been cited for failure to yield the right-of-way, a Gainesville Police Department spokesman said.
Read More »Gainesville Police, Firefighters Preparing For Shared Shooter Response
“We have established a rescue task force with the fire department, where we would actually go out with the police officers to the affected areas to help remove the (victims of the shooter),” said Michael Cowart, operations chief of GFR.
Read More »Research Reveals Higher Test Scores For Morning Exams
Research suggests that for every hour later in the day an exam is taken, a student's average score is reduced by 0.9 percent.
Read More »Fraud Concerns Force Alachua County After-School Program To Monitor Funds
Alachua County School District's 2014-2015 state financial audit revealed an inappropriate separation of duties at the Extended Day Enrichment Program, among other after-care facilities.
Read More »Local School Strives to Offer More to East Gainesville
Alachua County approved a $5,000 request for funding by Howard W. Bishop Middle School so that the school can begin its transformation into a "community school."
Read More »Hawthorne Residents Want Plum Creek Development To Protect Area’s Wetlands
It could be three months before the full plan goes before city commission.
Read More »Jazz Band, Street Fair Draw Crowd To Downtown Gainesville For Frank Conference
The Preservation Hall Jazz Band performed on Bo Diddley Community Plaza on Thursday as part of a street fair. The fair was part of day three of the 2015 frank conference.
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