The Alachua County Education Association and Alachua County Public Schools reached a tentative settlement to increase salaries for teachers and educational support professionals by 2% in October.
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In July, the Florida Board of Education mandated five hours of mental health instruction within the school year. The state became the third in the nation to require it.
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Santa Fe High School is the last in the district to add the classes. The courses are part of Alachua County Public Schools’ initiative to increase racial equity and education in the classroom.
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“From Colored to Black” is a Gainesville play that reflects on past and current race disparities within the north central Florida African American community.
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A group of Gainesville pupils ages 9 to 11 take on a coding assignment that uses Scratch, an introductory program created by the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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Alachua County students are one step away from being able to take a new math course.
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The Save a Life tour spent Friday at Buchholz High School teaching students about the dangers of impaired and distracted driving.
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Nearly 2,500 Florida students have applied for a scholarship intended to help victims of bullying.
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Southwest Gainesville will get a new elementary school, and every school in the county will receive money for improvements from the half-cent sales tax Alachua County voters approved in November.
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Devil’s Millhopper Geological State Park has seen a decrease in visitors since its most popular attraction, the sinkhole, has been under construction. However, Gainesville locals continue to enjoy the park through other outdoor activities and classes.
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