Though the motion’s proponent Gunnar Paulson argued the renovations could end up saving the district money, the pressing needs of other schools, especially Hawthorne Middle/High, caused other board members to say it was not the right time for the project.
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The U.S. Department of Energy has selected 22 communities to be a part of its Communities Local Energy Action Program, and the Alachua County EMPOWER program was one of those selected. The pilot program, known as LEAP, was put in place “to facilitate sustained community-wide economic and environmental benefits.” It …
Read More »An analysis of court records from recent years displays the trend.
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Stephen Stanquist sits down each evening with his fifth grade daughter to do their respective homework at a cardboard table in their living room. The Oak View Middle School teacher said his homework load has increased as class sizes get larger. Stanquist said he’s had to adjust how to manage …
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On Friday, three of these one-act plays in the school’s One-Act Festival will bring awareness about teenage topics such as sexuality and mental illness.
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Cloaked in a flag with shades of teal and seafoam green representing queer men, Rey Arcenas shouted into a megaphone: “This legislation will kill queer youth.” Arcenas, 19, a freshman history and philosophy major at the University of Florida, spoke just before a crowd of 150 began a protest march …
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Thursday's announcement specified that the health department has hired 30 nurses to work alongside the nurses who currently staff school's throughout the district.
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It targets school curriculums that never taught critical race theory to begin with.
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Parents and experts worry about pandemic-related learning loss as national data show millions of students are falling behind.
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West Gainesville schools such as Buchholz High School and Gainesville High School are above capacity. Whereas schools in east Gainesville are under capacity.
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