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Santa Fe College will host an admissions event for Spanish-speaking students and their families who may be considering applying for admission to the school.
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Levy County school bus crashed, several children injured
Last Wednesday, on March 30, a Levy County school bus for the elementary school Yankeetown School was involved in an accident with a semi-truck. Several children onboard the bus were injured, two of whom were in serious condition. Dawn Gurtner, owner of Sunshine Dreams Art Center in Inglis, said she …
Read More »A Gainesville artist is shining a light on abandoned African American cemeteries
Update on April 8 at 10:48 a.m.: The article was updated to include more accurate descriptions of the Pine Grove Cemetery and to include the name of the church, the Johnson Chapel Missionary Inc., that maintains it. Spanish moss hangs over the tombstones at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. The sun is …
Read More »University of Florida students, professors hold teach-in on academic freedom
Dozens of professors and students gathered on Wednesday for a teach-in Wednesday on UF’s campus to organize in support of academic freedom.
Read More »Florida’s Board of Governors is at odds with the state universities’ accreditor over ‘undue influence’
With Gov. Ron DeSantis expected to sign a bill that would lead to periodic changes in accrediting agencies, members of the state university system’s Board of Governors are criticizing the current accreditor of Florida colleges and universities.
Read More »The Lede || Season V Episode II: One with nature
In this edition of The Lede and The Lede Verified, we discuss how nature impacts the community. We also showcase a Marion County business started by a University of Florida student. Plus, we introduce you to The Lede Sports Verified.
Read More »A UF student from Ukraine worries for her friends and family back home dealing with the Russian invasion
Anastasiia Zaitseva, an international business student at the University of Florida is from a small town in east Ukraine. Since Russia’s invasion of her home country, she has been afraid for her friends and family back home. Zaitseva said she texts her friends in Kyiv daily.
Read More »Alachua County School District will lose out on $2 million for defying a ban on mask mandates
The Putting Parents First Adjustment Deduct, which was approved by the House and would have taken $2 million from Alachua County’s school district, has now been transformed into the Florida School Recognition Program.
Read More »Elementary school music program extended in some Florida classrooms
When Laura Edwards wanted to furnish her classroom with cubbies featuring clear drawers so her students could see what’s inside, she didn’t have to worry about pulling money from her own pocket for the purchase. She also didn’t have to worry about having enough funds to ensure that each student …
Read More »One Gainesville student’s journey through childhood illness and Dance Marathon
She has a routine like any average teenager. Wake up. School. Practice. Sleep. Repeat. Elizabeth ‘Elie’ Chapman is a 15-year-old freshman at Gainesville High School. She’s a setter on the junior varsity volleyball squad and currently plays for the Gainesville Juniors Volleyball club team. She enjoys school. She dreams of …
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