The University of Florida’s Chinese American Student Association hosted more than 250 people in the Grand Ballroom of the Reitz Union to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, a traditional Chinese harvest holiday observed on the 15th day of the eighth month in the lunar calendar. The festival honors family, unity and the full moon. Attendees enjoyed a variety of games, crafts and performances throughout the evening in celebration of the occasion.

University of Florida students have different perspectives on how important it is for a school to rank high. For some, being among the top 10 public universities in the country can influence their decision to attend UF.

“Ribit is going to be much more affordable than traditional ride-share because essentially, we're connecting drivers that are going the same place with passengers who want to go to that place as well,” the app developer said.

Marion County Public Schools administrators say they are worried that a $64.3 million budget gap will prompt some teachers to leave in search of better financial opportunities.

The Florida Department of Education voted Wednesday afternoon to deny Alachua County School District's appeal and grant the charter conversion application for Newbery Community School.

The decline includes everything from reading a fictional romance novel on a Kindle to reading an enterprise news story in a local paper.

At Monday's Board of Trustees meeting, members approved Dr. Donald Landry to take over the role.Landry is a professor at Columbia University in New York.

At Friday night’s football game, Eastside High School’s band will resurrect a half-century-old marching tradition rooted in post-integration legacy. Under new Director Chip Powell, a former student in the Ram Band, the performance marks a symbolic return of cultural pride and community identity.

A group of University of Florida students offered rainbows Thursday in response to a state mandate from earlier this year.

Three public elementary schools in the district earned an A grade last year as well, including Hidden Oak, Talbot and Littlewood. And middle schools who got an A last year include Fort Clarke and Kanapaha — their first since 2015.