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After two hurricanes in the first nine weeks, North Central Florida schools are scrambling to make up the days.
Read More »Florida Schools Schedule Make Up Days After Two Hurricanes
Newberry High’s Criminal Justice Program To Get $1.2M In Equipment
The donation was set aside by James Coats, CEO of the Gainesville business Phalanx Defense Systems.
Read More »Farm-to-School Program in Marion County Receives Grant
Vanguard High School will receive a $79,000 grant to improve its farm-to-school agriculture program.
Read More »Gainesville Installs A Book Vending Machine In Community Center
The City of Gainesville installed a book vending machine at the Porters Community Center last month to provide kids with free books.
Read More »Catholic School in Citrus County Saved by Community
Two years ago, St. John Paul II Catholic School in Citrus County faced the possibility of closing down. Today, the school remains open.
Read More »UPDATE: Buchholz High Gets All Clear After Bomb Threat
Students have been evacuated to the Boys and Girls Club down the street. Parents may pick up their children from the club if they want to, but this is optional.
Read More »UPDATE: Suspect, 15, In Custody; Bradford Schools To Reopen Tuesday
The Bradford County School District shut down its schools for today after Starke's Bradford Middle School received a threat by voicemail on Sunday night.
Read More »Florida Judge Rules That Tests Can’t Be Used To Hold Students Back
A Florida Circuit Judge ruled that school districts must consider other options than just students' performances on tests when promoting students to the fourth grade.
Read More »Case On Third-Grade Students Not Taking Test Heads Back To Florida Court
A federal judge Friday sent back to state court a dispute about Florida's rules on whether third-grade students are allowed to move to fourth grade, setting the stage for a Monday morning hearing in a lawsuit filed by a group of parents.
Read More »School Bells Ringing Earlier This Year
Tens of thousands of Florida school children will return to their classrooms next week as districts take advantage of a state law that allows schools to start as early as Aug. 10. Forty of the 67 public school districts are opening Wednesday under a 2015 law that decoupled the school …
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