Education

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida fell one position to No. 6 among public universities in the new, annual national rankings published overnight Sunday by U.S. News & World Report, even as the state’s flagship school climbed one spot to No. 28 in the magazine’s rankings of top public …

The University of Florida School of Music is due to receive new funding in the 2024 fiscal year budget. The $35 million will repair its deteriorated facilities. It has been over eight years since a petition was filed by the former director of the UF School of Music, John Duff. …

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – After only one year, Florida has temporarily suspended a highly controversial, statewide survey required under a new state law compelling public colleges and universities annually to ask students and faculty to identify political bias in college classrooms. The executive vice chancellor of the Florida College System, Clifford …

Gainesville, Fla. – Bells rang out across City Hall’s courtyard, a solemn and respectful silence settling over the small crowd. First responders made up the majority, donning the badges and uniforms of police and fire rescue. As the flags were presented, Gainesville Mayor Harvey Ward took the podium to issue …

A dance company in Citrus County tried its best to protect its studio from the seven foot storm surge of Hurricane Idalia, before the category four storm rolled through Crystal River on Aug. 30.   Employees at Centerstage closed the business days ahead to prepare for the impending heavy rain and …

Florida public colleges will be required to update policies on restrooms and changing rooms to have separate facilities “based on biological sex at birth,” under a rule approved Wednesday by the State Board of Education. The rule, which applies to the 28 schools in the state college system, stems from …