Education

The State Senate has approved a bill which would loosen limits on class sizes. It would reduce the number of core courses covered by class size requirements from 849 to 304. The bill now moves on to the House for voting.

A bus carrying 42 Marion County Elementary School kids caught fire this morning at Santa Fe College. 86 students from Dr. N H Jones Elementary School were traveling on two charter buses on a field trip to the Planetarium and Zoo at Santa Fe College. SFC Student Doug Prince immediately …

Many University of Florida students will be participating in this weekend’s commencement ceremonies. Among them is Roger Blum who left UF in 1978. Now 33 years later he’s back in Gainesville to walk across the stage to receive his bachelor’s degree. Roger Blum was working on his Bachelor’s Degree in …

School is almost out, and that means it’s time for families to start enjoying their summer. Many times, parents take this opportunity to send their kids to summer camp. WUFT-FM’s Samantha Taub has the details on some new changes, and why parents can feel even more safe about sending their …

Several hundred Alachua County teachers aren’t sure where their next paycheck will come from. As Florida’s 89.1 WUFT-FM’s Aneta Kozub reports the school district won’t have the answer for them until the state settles on a budget. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/AlachuaTeachersWrap.mp3]

While some may be celebrating Earth Day, others may be receiving pink slips. As Florida’s 89.1 WUFTF-M’s, Cameron Taylor, reports 41 one Alachua County teaching positions may be at stake. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/AlCOPublicSchoolJobCutsWrap.mp3]

As education budgets are cut statewide, some Florida school districts have managed to keep their administrative costs low to help ease the pinch. The Marion County Public School district has remained among the lowest of the 67 school districts for the past four years. Marion County Public School spokesman Kevin …

Students at Lake Weir Middle School were presented with more than $20,000 in instruments for the band program. The brass and percussion instruments were donated this morning by Fidelity Investments. The gift far exceeds the school’s average yearly band budget of $2,500. Marion County Public Schools Spokesman Kevin Christian says …

Buchholz High School has broken a state record. Buchholz students won two of the three math divisons in the state high school math competition to achieve the most consecutive state titles ever for a Florida high school. WUFT’s Corey Bachman talked with Buchholz Assistant Principal David Shelnutt about the students …

One of the most important events in American History that occured 150 years ago is being celebrated. As Florida’s 89.1 WUFT-FM’s Jennifer Eckhart reports, University of Florida students are reflecting upon this event. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/eckhartwrap.mp3]