A grassroots education coalition aims to have it used in after-school programs in the county, in an effort to help improve literacy rates and close the resulting racial disparity.
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The Alachua County Public Schools District is collecting food items for the Holiday Food Drive until Dec. 12 and will accept money donations until Dec. 18. The food boxes will benefit about 1,000 families this year.
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The 167 RTS-involved lawsuits and insurance claims have been filed against the city since fiscal year 2014, costing the city about $1 million in settlements and legal fees.
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The Alachua County Education Association and Alachua County Public Schools reached a tentative settlement to increase salaries for teachers and educational support professionals by 2% in October.
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Alachua County Health Department officials are urging residents to get their flu vaccines in preparation for what they say could be a highly active flu season.
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The after-school supper and snack program in Alachua County began in 2014 at C. W. Norton Elementary and has since expanded to 33 more locations including elementary, middle and high schools – with three added in the past month.
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On Monday, the Newberry City Commission voted unanimously to opt out of the Alachua County ordinance prohibiting the sale of tobacco products to those younger than 21.
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More than 65 people attended the Alachua County School District paraprofessional job fair on Wednesday.
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The U.S. and Canada have seen bird numbers drop by 3 billion in 48 years, according to a Cornell lab study.
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About 80 people attended the listening tour’s third of nine stops statewide, at the Alachua County Public Schools District Office last week.
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