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The high school student is gaining interest from colleges like Georgia Southern University and Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University.
Read More »This star high school athlete made a bold switch in schools and sports
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 »Gainesville Community Members Rally As Student Financial Aid Bill Progresses To Florida Senate Floor
SB 86 is now placed on calendar for its third and final procedural reading, where the full state Senate will vote on the bill before it reaches the House. Dates for those final readings have yet to be announced.
Read More »Gainesville Police Officer Scott Baird Was Killed 20 Years Ago, And His Mother Still Thinks Of Him Daily
His mother said Baird was very motivated to further his career, saying she could see him today being in the FBI. That was his dream.
Read More »‘Everything Started Going Crazy’: North Florida Girl Scouts Selling Cookies Amid A Pandemic
Like almost every industry or organization with storied traditions nationally, the Girls Scouts is adapting to the pandemic by offering new ways for its girls to sell cookies. The sales account for each troop’s efforts to provide the programs essential to their existence.
Read More »Buchholz To Receive Athletic Facility Funding Amid Tensions Over Elections, Equity And Health
Tensions ran high Tuesday night at the Alachua County School Board district office on East University Avenue.
Read More »There Was An Increase In Alachua County Teacher Retirements Ahead Of The 2020-21 School Year
The Alachua County School District saw about 67 teacher resignations and 23 retirements leading up to the start of school, according to district records.
Read More »GPD Junior Police Academy Begins This Week
The camp will face new obstacles this year, navigating a global pandemic and national criticism of police.
Read More »Teacher Who Used Racial Slur In Class Is Disciplined, Will Be Transferred To Another School
The Buchholz High School teacher who used the N-word in his classroom will be reassigned to another school instead of terminated.
Read More »Buchholz High Teacher Calls Using N-word In Classroom A ‘Lapse In Judgment’
Robert Cecil says his English class at Buchholz High School in Gainesville began its fateful turn when two students used a racial slur variant in an exchange unrelated to the day’s lesson.
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