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The state of Florida has accepted a new bid to design and oversee the newest standardized test, which will replace the FCAT beginning next year.

A new bill that would allow school employees to carry a gun on campus was passed by a House education panel. The bill would allow school employees who are active or retired military, law enforcement offers and employees with a Florida concealed weapon license to carry a gun on school grounds.

The Florida Department of Education's scoring system for teachers is available for public scrutiny after a legal battle with a Jacksonville newspaper.

A dropout prevention program has given three Alachua County high schools laptops to introduce students to the digital world.

Alachua County is one of 35 counties in the country to receive a competitive counseling grant of about $1 million for Project Fortify. The money will provide additional social workers and psychologists to four elementary schools in the school district.

The Souther Poverty Law Center has alleged that the Suwannee County School District has policies that remove African-American students from class about twice as often as white counterparts. Complaints filed by the SPLC last year were approved by the Department of Education and have been forwarded to the Office of Civil Rights

The College Board, creator of the SAT, released a report stating only 43 percent of graduating high school students are ready for college-level course work.

At Charles W. Duval Elementary School in Gainesville, there was one teacher who stood out for her fun-loving teaching techniques. “The kids knew, when you get to fifth grade, you get to have Ms. Merriex,” said Wanza Wakeley, former Duval curriculum resource teacher. Shortly after Duval became the first school …

Gainesville's Eastside High School was ranked No. 35 on the Washington Post's list of most challenging high schools. The school's ranking dropped 18 spots from last year, but Jeff Charbonnet, the school's principal, said he is pleased with the results.

The UF Center for European Studies, the International Center and Santa Fe College will host its second annual "Viva Europe!" festival this weekend to educate Gainesville residents about Europe and the EU.