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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.
Read More »NAACP Stands By Alachua County Schools Superintendent Owen Roberts
Century Tower To Don Rainbow Colors In Support Of Victims, Survivors Of Orlando Shooting
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.
Read More »Alachua County Students Outscored Their Peers On Most Florida Standards Assessments
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.
Read More »Mobile Meals Program Rolls Out To Feed Students Over Summer
Alachua County Public Schools rolled out its mobile meals program yesterday to bring free lunches to children living in southwest Gainesville.
Read More »Video: After Transition Year, School’s Out For Chester Shell Elementary
Chester Shell Elementary in Hawthorne has completed its year after taking in students from former Waldo Community school.
Read More »Florida Students Lead Nation with Least Amount of Absences
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.
Read More »Alachua County School District Receives Donation Of $1.5 Million
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.
Read More »Scott Says Higher Ed Efforts ‘About Building A Workforce’
ORLANDO—Gov. Rick Scott on Thursday wrapped up a two-day higher education conference in Orlando with a list of goals that included making colleges and universities more affordable and more responsive to the needs of businesses. The second day of the “Degrees to Jobs Summit” included sessions about trying to make …
Read More »Construction Underway At UF Nature Coast Biological Station
The station will include a marine lab, classrooms, office space and wet lab for clam aquaculture and marine research.
Read More »Video: PK Yonge inspires younger students with ‘Final Wave Walk’
P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School inspires younger students by letting them walk in graduating senior's footsteps.
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