Alachua County Public Schools Archives

Alachua County Public Schools To Be Rezoned

April 15, 2021 Education, Heard It On WUFT-FM

West Gainesville schools such as Buchholz High School and Gainesville High School are above capacity. Whereas schools in east Gainesville are under capacity.

Racial Justice Essay Contest Invites Students to Take Part in a Better Future

April 8, 2021 Education, Florida Good

The four winners of the 2019 Equal Justice Initiative Essay Contest are pictured.

The Equal Justice Initiative and the ACCRP are partnering to provide students with a racial justice essay scholarship contest.

Alachua County School Board Begins Discussions About Difficult Budget Year

April 8, 2021 Education

The Alachua County Public School Board on Wednesday discussed a decrease in enrollment and how it will affect the annual budget.

Community IDs Enable Undocumented Citizens To Receive COVID-19 Vaccine

April 7, 2021 Coronavirus, Florida Good

Nearly a thousand IDs have been issued by the Human Rights Coalition since 2018, including 73 since the start of this year.

Officials And Supporters Discuss Vision For Springs County’s Future

March 15, 2021 Business and development, Government and politics

Many questions about the proposed county, including its viability, remain unanswered.

Parents Can Still Enroll Their Children In Alachua County Head Start Program

March 1, 2021 Coronavirus, Education

two children sit next to each other and engage in a visual learning activity with their professor

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.

Nicole Harris Named 2021 Alachua County Public Schools Teacher Of The Year

January 22, 2021 Education

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.

Alachua County Teacher of the Year To Be Revealed Thursday

January 21, 2021 Education

This year’s Robert W. Hughes Teacher of the Year Celebration will be held virtually Thursday from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Florida Providers See Increased Demand For Telehealth Visits

January 6, 2021 Coronavirus, Health and Science

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.