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Parents and experts worry about pandemic-related learning loss as national data show millions of students are falling behind.
Read More »Over A Third Of Alachua County Public Schools Students Fall Behind As The School Year Closes
Florida Bans Critical Race Theory From Its Classrooms
The Florida Education Association called on the board, many of whose members were appointed by DeSantis, to reject the proposal.
Read More »60 Years of Activism in Gainesville: Denifield Player to Tiffany Pennamon
Thursday marks one month since former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murdering George Floyd. And Tuesday is one year since Floyd’s death, an event that sparked months-long protests across the country in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. In Gainesville, over 1,000 community members came …
Read More »Porters Community Residents Are Growing Tired Of Noise And Dust Coming From Neighboring Cement Companies
Porters is virtually alone in the city in being directly next to an active heavy industrial plant.
Read More »CDC Survey: Distrust Likely To Keep Majority Of Florida Prisoners From Getting COVID-19 Vaccine
While the vaccine rollout continues in prisons and jails across the U.S., vaccine hesitancy has emerged as a hurdle to herd immunity. Misinformation and a lack of trust in the prison system among incarcerated people have fueled skepticism — and refusal — of the shot.
Read More »National Antiracist Book Festival Partnering With Gainesville Bookstore
After the second annual festival was canceled last year due to the pandemic, this year’s festival will be held virtually on Saturday.
Read More »Ex-Cop Derek Chauvin Convicted Of Murder And Manslaughter In George Floyd Death That Stirred Worldwide Protests
The jury has found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all the counts he faced over the death of George Floyd.
Read More »The Dream Defenders Offered A Mic To The Community Through Its Newest Installation, The Listening Project
Producing a documentary with the community's stories is their initial plan.
Read More »Racial Justice Essay Contest Invites Students to Take Part in a Better Future
The Equal Justice Initiative and the ACCRP are partnering to provide students with a racial justice essay scholarship contest.
Read More »Gainesville Community Marches Against Racism, Mourns Loss Of Atlanta Shooting Victims
On a warm and sunny Saturday evening, hundreds walked from Bo Diddley Plaza to Depot Park to march against racism and anti-Asian violence after six Asian American women were killed in Atlanta on March 16.
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