A grassroots education coalition aims to have it used in after-school programs in the county, in an effort to help improve literacy rates and close the resulting racial disparity.
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At 7:15 a.m., about 300 fathers or father figures sat down in the school’s cafeteria to have breakfast with their children on “Dads Take Your Child to School Day.”
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For 15 students who graduated from the CSI Academy of Florida this summer, they learned how this could become their future workplace.
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In order to combat a shortage of teachers, on July 23 Alachua County announced that it will use part of its share of its grant money – $887,727.50 – to offer bonuses to teachers willing to work in such schools.
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Alachua County students are one step away from being able to take a new math course.
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Two powerful House Republicans say legislative action, geared toward fixing structural and cultural problems in the university system, will likely be in play this year.
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Nearly 2,500 Florida students have applied for a scholarship intended to help victims of bullying.
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Alachua County School District has asked for $1.2 million in grants to further assist schools in need.
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Oakcrest is one of Florida’s “turnaround” schools, as it has received five consecutive D grades on the state's annual assessment exams. The Marion Coutny school board believes that Oakcrest is doing everything it needs to ensure that it meets standards.
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Alachua County Public Schools may need to bring in an outside operator to run Terwilliger Elementary if the school cannot boost its annual performance grade to a C for the 2018-2019 academic year.
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