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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.
Read More »“Viva Europe!” gives Gainesville fun way to learn about continent
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.
Read More »Florida ranks in top five for passing AP exams
Florida ranked No. 4 in the nation for the percentage of public high school graduates passing Advanced Placement exams. According to College Board’s 9th annual AP report, 27.3 percent of state graduates scored a 3 or higher on at least one AP exam.
Read More »Florida releases teacher evaluations, Alachua fairs well
In a report released Thursday, many teachers were evaluated based on a new value-added score method and reviews by the principals of their school. Many educators are in an uproar about the scores because of inconsistencies between districts and because many teachers have yet to be evaluated.
Read More »Scott challenges colleges to offer $10,000 degrees
Community and state colleges are asked to create affordable four-year degrees.
Read More »Race-based student achievement goals spark controversy
The Florida Department of Education's 5-year plan sets student achievement goals that differ between racial groups.
Read More »Government grant makes possible new UF education center for teachers of students with disabilities
UF’s College of Education will receive $25 million over the next five years to help improve the education of special and general education teachers.
Read More »School nutrition changes
By Robert Lopez WUFT-FM In the first overhaul of school nutrition in 15 years, all schools around the country must be in compliance with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s new school food rules this school year. Florida schools have dealt with this change by moving control of the school lunch program from …
Read More »State education leader talks about new school year
As school supplies are flying off the shelves and lesson plans are perfected, the Florida Department of Education is also making some final preparations for the start of the new public school year. It has been a very active past year with changes to the F-CAT standardized test as well …
Read More »Teachers union president talks about how to improve education
Public education in the State of Florida has been making headlines this year with changes to the state’s standardized test, the FCAT, as well as the recent resignation of Florida education commissioner Gerard Robinson. WUFT-FM’s Robert Lopez spoke with Florida Education Association President Andy Ford about about what the FEA …
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