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Alachua County is one of two counties in Florida that have more than one mental health provider for every 500 residents.
Read More »Gainesville Hosts First Mental Health Symposium
‘It’s Not Just Talk’: Friendship Seven To Discuss Progress Since Inequity Report At Town Hall
The Alachua County branch of the NAACP and the United Church of Gainesville’s Racial Justice Task Force are sponsoring a town hall called “Understanding Racial Inequities: Where Are We Now?” at 4 p.m. in the Thelma Boltin Center, at 516 NE Second Ave.
Read More »Alachua County Extends Campaign Against Sexual Violence
Eight cities in Florida are also part of the campaign including Orlando, Punta Gorda and Palm Beach.
Read More »Alachua County School District Officials Raise Concerns About Hope Scholarships For Bullied Students
Nearly 2,500 Florida students have applied for a scholarship intended to help victims of bullying.
Read More »100 Stories From WUFT That Kept You Informed In 2018
Corrine Brown began her prison sentence, Alachua County and Gainesville leaders squabbled over seemingly every issue large and small, and six weeks into the new year, the Valentine’s Day school shooting in Parkland changed much about what was to unfold. It was a busy year in local and statewide Florida …
Read More »Policy Changes, Programs Decrease Number of Gainesville Juveniles Getting Arrested
A decade ago, too many Gainesville juveniles found themselves in the back of a police car.
Read More »Alachua County Public Schools Seek Grant To Balance Achievement Gaps
Alachua County School District has asked for $1.2 million in grants to further assist schools in need.
Read More »Terwilliger Elementary Faces Fragile Future
Alachua County Public Schools may need to bring in an outside operator to run Terwilliger Elementary if the school cannot boost its annual performance grade to a C for the 2018-2019 academic year.
Read More »Close, Convert To Charter, Or Outside Operator: Options For Terwilliger Elementary To Be Discussed At Meeting
Myra Terwilliger Elementary School will face the possibility of closure if it doesn’t receive a C or higher letter grade for the 2018-19 school year, after receiving a D for the past three years.
Read More »What Led The Alachua County School District To Install Water Filters To Prevent Lead Contamination
Records show Alachua County Public Schools (ACPS) began installing filters in August, having purchased 1,300 filters for its 36 public schools.
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