West Gainesville schools such as Buchholz High School and Gainesville High School are above capacity. Whereas schools in east Gainesville are under capacity.
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 »Alachua County School Board Begins Discussions About Difficult Budget Year
The Alachua County Public School Board on Wednesday discussed a decrease in enrollment and how it will affect the annual budget.
Read More »Community IDs Enable Undocumented Citizens To Receive COVID-19 Vaccine
Nearly a thousand IDs have been issued by the Human Rights Coalition since 2018, including 73 since the start of this year.
Read More »Officials And Supporters Discuss Vision For Springs County’s Future
Many questions about the proposed county, including its viability, remain unanswered.
Read More »Parents Can Still Enroll Their Children In Alachua County Head Start Program
Alachua County has enough funds through the federal Head Start program to provide early childhood education services for 561 children and families. But because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the program is only at 58% capacity.
Read More »Nicole Harris Named 2021 Alachua County Public Schools Teacher Of The Year
An English and African American history teacher at Gainesville High School, Harris, 34, was introduced during the event by a former student, Briyona Lawrence, a founding member of ‘Canes on Da Mic, a literacy arts and civic engagement organization the instructor established.
Read More »Alachua County Teacher of the Year To Be Revealed Thursday
This year’s Robert W. Hughes Teacher of the Year Celebration will be held virtually Thursday from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Read More »Florida Providers See Increased Demand For Telehealth Visits
In September, Florida first lady Casey DeSantis announced that the state Department of Education would spend $2 million to support the services in 18 rural school districts.
Read More »Alachua County School Board’s First Pandemic Response Team Drafts Spring Learning Plan
The district has until Dec. 15 to submit a template for the spring semester addressing the requirements of the executive order.
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