Florida is home to some of the country's biggest school districts-but a Florida Department of Education report says it doesn't have enough teachers. Some school districts are coming up with new ways to fill vacancies.
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Incoming Senate President Joe Negron continues to push his plan to bolster higher education.
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Alachua County School Superintendent Owen Roberts, who has been under fire for several weeks over allegations of plagiarism, announced his resignation in a letter Tuesday.
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Ministers and community members from around Gainesville gathered Monday night to discuss the fate of Alachua County Public Schools Superintendent Owen Roberts.
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The University of Florida will light Century Tower with rainbow colors beginning Thursday at 9 p.m. and continuing through July 1 as an expression of solidarity and support for those affected by the attack at Pulse nightclub in Orlando Sunday.
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Alachua County Public School students outscored their Florida peers on a majority of the state tests released last week by the Florida Department of Education. Jackie Johnson, the director of communications and community initiatives for Alachua County Public Schools, said county public school students have a history of outscoring their peers on most exams in the state.
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Alachua County Public Schools rolled out its mobile meals program yesterday to bring free lunches to children living in southwest Gainesville.
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Chester Shell Elementary in Hawthorne has completed its year after taking in students from former Waldo Community school.
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Florida public school students rank first in the county with the least amount of absences. Just 4.6 percent of students regularly missed school in 2013-14. The national average was 13 percent.
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A donation of $1.5 million dollars will be given to Alachua County Public Schools over the next three years to help the district provide mental health services to four elementary schools considered to be high-needs schools. The grant, which was donated anonymously, will help provide additional mental health services to children at Lake Forest Elementary, Idylwild Elementary, Metcalfe Elementary and Rawlings Elementary.
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